Represented a New York-based ocean and air freight intermediary in two related actions against an international steamship line. During the height of the 2021 COVID-19 pandemic, the Line improperly in-gated five shipping containers owned by our client’s customer into its terminal. Despite our client’s attempts to reclaim the shipping containers, the Line continued to use the shipping containers in its own business for several years, in derogation of our client’s superior ownership rights. Ultimately, we filed a complaint for conversion in the United States District Court -Southern District of New York, and a companion action at the Federal Maritime Commission for damages related to the Line’s alleged violations of the Shipping Act. We successfully defended against motions to dismiss in both forums and litigated both actions through numerous motions, counterclaims, third-party pleading practice, and administrative proceedings. Ultimately, the parties were able to resolve these related disputes in a favorable global settlement.