Finance Monthly Global Awards 2018 Edition

MARITIME LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR About Limor Ben-Maier Limor Ben-Maier is a Partner in the firm’s Houston office. Her practice includes defense of Admiralty and Maritime claims. With a Master of Law in Admiralty, Limor focuses her practice on the defense of claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Act, the Defense Base Act (DBA), the Jones Act and General Maritime law. Additionally, Limor regularly handles claims brought before the Department of Labor’s Office of Administrative Law Judges. As a defense litigator, Limor has successfully prevailed on numerous appeals before the Benefits Review Board and the Fifth Circuit. Prior to entering private practice, Limor was an Attorney with the United States Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, where she drafted Decisions and Orders related to the Longshore Act, DBA, Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentation Act, the Davis Bacon Act/Service Contract Act, Sarbanes-Oxley and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. This provided her with invaluable experience in understanding the process behind the drafting of Decision and Orders from the OALJ’s office. Limor is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating a lawyer can receive and indicates the highest professional and ethical standards. Firm Profile With nearly 50 lawyers, SBSB Law has decades of experience and expertise to effectively meet clients’ varied legal needs. The firm has practice areas which involve insurance matters, including interpretation of insurance policies and litigation of bad faith, employer’s liability, general and contractual liability. Our maritime practice covers a wide range of issues including personal injuries, the Longshore Act, offshore oilfield contracts and indemnity, cargo damage, charter parties, vessel collisions, pollution and environmental liabilities, immigration and customs matters. The firm has deep bench strength in labor and employment, federal workers’ compensation, and Defense Base Act. With litigators experienced in trucking and transportation as well. SBSB Law is a firm whose mission is to understand the wants and needs of its clients and to provide them with representation that suits those goals. Areas of Expertise • Maritime • Transportation • Longshore • Defense Base Acct • Federal Workers’ Compensation Contact Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier Principal Office: 1001 McKinney St Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: (713) 588 0446 Website: www.sbsblaw.com Finance Monthly Global Awards 2017 www.finance-monthly.com 76 USA