Conte is special counsel in the litigation and arbitration team.
Conte focuses his practice on commercial, maritime, transportation and trade litigation, and providing corporate and legal advice to companies in these fields. He has extensive first-chair experience representing his clients at trial, arbitration and before government agencies and boards.He has also counseled companies during merger discussions, government investigations, major contract negotiations, labor disputes, expansion into new modes of carriage and during other significant events. Conte sat on the Board of Directors of an international shipping line for almost a decade. He also served as a US Army Reserve officer for 15 years, much of which was spent with Transportation and JAG units.
Conte has consistently been recognized for his experience in transportation and maritime law disputes. He is recognized by Chambers as one of the top lawyers in the Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside of New York) category. Additionally, his achievements have been recognized by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers and Legal 500.
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