Mark Aspinall Email & Phone Number

"Mark Aspinall is 'highly regarded in the oil market for related finance structures', he advises both lenders and borrowers on trade finance transactions and related litigation." Legal 500 2024, Trade Finance."Advises traders, producers and banks on the trade of crude oil, LNG, metals and other commodities. He has particular expertise in oil and gas. He has additional experience advising on fraudulent financing matters and trade disputes." Chambers and Partners 2024, Commodities."The advice is based on a deep knowledge of shipping, trading and banking, so we get useful advice on all of those areas through one contact." Legal 500 2020, Trade Finance."Aspinall's successes included winning a $22m gasoline financing case for a bank against the owner of an oil trading company”. Legal 500 2018, Trade Finance."Mark Aspinall is well versed in all aspects of commodity finance and is particularly recognised for his oil trading disputes expertise." Chambers and Partners 2017, Commodities.“Noted for his enviable experience.” Chambers and Partners 2015, Commodities.“‘Dynamic thinker’ Mark Aspinall has many loyal clients who highlight his ability to explain matters in plain English. ‘What I value the most is his really commercial approach,’ comments one interviewee.” Chambers and Partners 2014, Commodities.More than 25 years’ professional experience in oil and metals markets acting for leading investment and financing banks, traders and producers, as well as for ship owners and P&I Clubs.A member of the Energy Institute (recognised expert) and Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, his practice is tightly focused on dispute resolution and transactional matters covering:Commodity trade finance – transactional and structuredPhysical commodity sales and storage (crude, products, LNG and metals)Contracts of carriage by sea (charterparties, bills of lading, COAs)Offshore drilling, marine oilfield services industry and related EPC / EPCI‎ contracts‎Crisis management – oil pollution, piracy, major marine accidentsEU & UK SanctionsDerivatives – OTC and on exchange covering oil, metals and freightUpstream – licensing, PSAs, farm-ins and farm-outsMidstream - throughput and off-take agreementsShip building and management disputesRelated JVs, SPAs and SHAsRecent work includes sanctions affecting Iran and Russia.Extensive experience of major fraud litigation. Specialising in the initiation and co-ordination of large scale multi-jurisdictional litigation and related asset tracing and seizure actions at the earliest possible stage.

Listed skills include Energy, Trading, Commodity, Risk Management, and 17 others.