Eugene J. O'Connor has nearly 40 years of experience in maritime and environmental law and focuses his practice on marine pollution, litigation of ship casualties, cargo defense and arbitration of charter party disputes.
Gene frequently counsels clients on the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) and has substantial experience in representing Responsible Parties with respect to oil spill responses and cleanup, coral reef groundings and restoration, natural resource damage assessments (NRDA), defense of third party claims, and claims for reimbursement to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSTLF) as administered by the U.S. Coast Guard through the National Pollution Fund Center (NPFC). He has written and lectured extensively on these subjects in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Prior to joining Montgomery McCracken, Gene was a partner with Chalos O'Connor LLP.
Gene received a J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1975. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1972.
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