Jeremy M Joseph

Jeremy M. Joseph is the Partner of the Joseph & Partners Law Firm which has one of the largest and most geographically diverse maritime law practices in Malaysia. To properly serve sophisticated maritime clients, Jeremy has built one of the most reputable maritime and shipping practices of any law firm in Asia. He advises clients on a full range of maritime, insurance and commercial law.

Jeremy started his career as an insurance broker handling marine claims. Subsequently, he received a British High Commissioner’s Chevening Scholarship Award in 1996 after which he proceeded to the prestigious University of Southampton, England where he obtained a Master of Law degree (LL.M) in 1997. Later, he worked as an Associate for Holman Fenwick and Willan (Singapore office) from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, he managed the Malaysian associate office of Joseph Tan Jude Benny, Singapore for 7 years.

In the year 2010, he founded Messrs Joseph & Partners and under his leadership, Joseph & Partners has won the prestigious “ALB Malaysia Law Awards for Shipping Law Firm of The Year”, hosted by Asian Legal Business and Thomson Reuters for 3 years in a row consecutively. (2014-2016). He has the honour of getting his name marked in famous landmark reported judgments, publications and has also participated in international seminars and conferences. Joseph and Partners was also appointed by 1MDB and the Government of Malaysia as solicitors in the high-profile arrest and sale of the super yacht "Equanimity" in 2018.

Jeremy is a highly commended shipping lawyer and he has been consistently featured as a leading lawyer by the Legal 500 and Chambers Asia for 11 consecutive years. Due to Jeremy’s extensive expertise in maritime and shipping matters, he regularly advises large companies and organizations from ship-owners and P&I clubs, to insurers, banks, charterers and a variety of other commercial establishments on different issues which include shipbuilding/repair, collisions, arrest, and enforcement of maritime claims, marine insurance, and international trade. For non-contentious matters, clients look to Jeremy for sale & purchase and chartering/operations/management of ships and onshore/offshore, ship finance, and insurance matters.

For more information, you can get in touch with Jeremy by sending an email on jeremy@jnplaw.my.