Larry Kiern
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Larry Kiern is a partner in Winston & Strawn's Washington, D.C. office who concentrates his practice in litigation, arbitration, maritime, environmental, legislative, and regulatory matters. Mr. Kiern's practice group has been consistently ranked at the top of the profession by Chambers USA.
Washington's Year-End Legislative Scrum
Despite the apparent gridlock, at least one important maritime objective seems certain – increased funding for the U.S. Coas...
New Budget Deal on the Horizon
This summer’s headlines have been shouting at us about the Supreme Court’s decisions regarding Obamacare, gay marriage...
Washington Grapples With Fast-Track Legislation
The President is fighting his own party on this one. Having put aside for the time being the legacy issues left over from...
Reality Sets In for the GOP Congress
The first three months of the 115th Congress left the new Republican majority with little to show for itself but battle scars. Aft...
Republicans Challenged to Govern
***From Jan-Feb 2015 Edition of The Maritime Executive magazine*** What do the GOP victories in...
GOP Surges in Midterm Elections
***From The Maritime Executive magazine, Nov-Dec 2014*** The 2014 midterm elections lifted congressional Republicans to ne...
Shifting Priorities
In the last two months the dynamic of this year’s midterm congressional elections shifted away from primarily domestic theme...
Midterm Elections Dominate Washington's Agenda
As the summer sun boils the nation’s capital, its political leaders remain sharply focused on the approaching midterm electi...
Maritime Industry Lobbies for Environmental Reform
On March 4, 2014, representatives of the maritime industry appeared before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Tran...
SINOPACIFIC Signs Contract with Mexican Shipping Company
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (SINOPACIFIC), has recently signed a contract with a Mexican shipping company, Naviera Petrolera In...