C.J. Chido is a Partner in the Assets & Structured Finance Group.

C.J. focuses his practice in the maritime sector and primarily acts for banks, financial institutions and private equity funds in cross-border asset-backed financings.

He also frequently advises ship owners in connection with the financing, leasing, operating, sale and purchase of a variety of vessels in domestic and international markets.

In these roles C.J. leverages deep experience in U.S. maritime law and New York commercial law, along with the corporate and maritime laws of leading flag-states, including the Marshall Islands and Liberia.

C.J. has been recognised as a Rising Star by Legal 500 USA for Shipping Finance since 2022.

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  • Advising a US liner carrier in its first joint venture with a European shipowner for the US$115 million construction financing of an innovative service operation vessel for use in the U.S. offshore wind market.
  • Advising a US ship owner operating on the U.S. Great Lakes in connection with its US$45 million financing of a new-build Jones Act qualified bulk carrier.
  • Advising a US bank in a complex USDA-backed financing of a first-of-its kind vessel operating in the U.S. fisheries market.
  • Advising a New York based private equity fund marking its entrance as a ship owner on the purchase and financing of two containerships out of a German law insolvency scheme.
  • Advising a US bank as agent in a US$400 million notes offering by a top-tier maritime conglomerate.
  • Advising a large US based private equity fund in its lease financing of a fleet of oil tankers to a foreign state-owned entity.

Education

  1. 2012 · Tulane University Law School, J.D.
  2. 2005 · The George Washington University, B.B.A.