Jeremy M Joseph

Experience

Jeremy M. Joseph has extensive experience in maritime law. He started his career as an insurance broker handling marine claims and later worked as an Associate at Holman Fenwick Willan's Singapore office from 1998 to 2002. Following this, he managed the Malaysian associate office of Joseph Tan Jude Benny for seven years. In 2010, he founded Messrs. Joseph and Partners, which has become one of the largest and most geographically diverse maritime law practices in Malaysia.

Specialty

Jeremy specializes in maritime, insurance, and commercial law. He advises clients on a full range of maritime matters, including contentious and non-contentious issues such as shipping insolvency cases, collisions, vessel arrests, bills of lading, and ship finance.

Education

Jeremy received a British High Commissioner's Chevening Scholarship Award in 1996, which enabled him to pursue a Master of Law degree (LL.M) at the University of Southampton, England. He completed his LL.M in 1997.

• Awards
  • Recipient of the British High Commissioner’s Chevening Scholarship Award (1996)
  • Under his leadership, Messrs Joseph & Partners won the “ALB Malaysia Law Awards for Shipping Law Firm of The Year” three years in a row (2014–2016), hosted by Asian Legal Business and Thomson Reuters
• Industry Rankings
  • Acknowledged by Legal 500 and Chambers Asia as a leading Malaysian shipping lawyer for eleven consecutive years (2009–2020)
• Leadership Roles
  • Principal Partner and founder of Messrs Joseph & Partners
  • Current President of the International Malaysian Society of Maritime Law
  • Former Chairman of the Shipping & Admiralty Committee for the Malaysian Bar
• Major Case Successes
  • Led the team at Messrs Joseph & Partners in several cases resulting in landmark judgments in Malaysian maritime law
  • Appointed by 1MDB and the Government of Malaysia as solicitors in the high-profile arrest and sale of the superyacht “Equanimity” (2018)
• Contributions to Award-Winning Projects
  • Instrumental in building one of the most reputable maritime and shipping practices in Asia, contributing directly to the firm’s award-winning status