R. Anthony Salgado
Partner
BlankRome
Tony Salgado has extensive experience in international business and maritime transactions, corporate governance, and finance matters. Tony assists clients in negotiating and structuring transactions under U.S. and foreign laws in maritime and non-maritime contexts, such as:
Vessel secured financings
Vessel lease financings
Title XI loan guarantee financings
Shipbuilding contracts
Ship purchases and sales
Vessel charters and management agreements
Maritime bankruptcies and restructurings
Coast Guard and Maritime Administration regulatory issues, including Jones Act citizenship issues
Corporate governance and structure issues for domestic and foreign companies, including the major offshore jurisdictions
U.S. export and import control regulations and U.S. trade sanctions
Cross-border transactions
During law school, Tony was a senior editor on the Virginia Journal of International Law. After law school, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Randy J. Holland, Supreme Court of Delaware.
RECOGNITIONS
2020, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance Law, listed in Chambers USA
2018-2020, listed in The Legal 500 United States
2018-2020, "Leading Lawyer," listed in The Legal 500's Guide to Outstanding Lawyers Nationwide
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Tony is a member of the Maritime Administrative Bar Association and the Virginia Bar Association.
ADMISSIONS
District of Columbia, 1988
Virginia, 1987
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Virginia
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Maritime Administrative Bar Association
Virginia Bar Association
EDUCATION
University of Virginia School of Law (JD, 1987)
University of Virginia (BA, with distinction, 1984, Major: Foreign Affairs)