Schwabe is pleased to announce that Ellen McGlynn and Anusha Pillay have joined our team.

The addition of these two maritime litigation dynamos helps enhance Schwabe’s Ports & Maritime industry group. Ellen and Anusha bring deep experience in complex litigation, incident investigation, and maritime matters. Their industry knowledge makes them invaluable new members of our team.

Anusha has joined Schwabe’s Seattle office, and Ellen will continue to work from Long Beach, California. Schwabe now has maritime lawyers based in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.

“We are thrilled to welcome Ellen and Anusha to Schwabe’s Ports & Maritime team. We’ve long respected them both and are now excited to collaborate with them to the benefit of our clients,” said Noah Jarrett, Schwabe’s Ports & Maritime Industry Group Leader. “They bring years of industry experience, both strengthening our team and helping us expand our group’s capabilities to better serve clients in California, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest.”

Ellen and Anusha are active in the Maritime Law Association (MLA), the American Bar Association Admiralty & Maritime Law Committee, and the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA).

Details about the lawyers joining Schwabe:

Ellen McGlynn has earned her clients’ trust because she provides timely, strategic, and uniquely tailored legal solutions for them. She counsels a broad range of clients, including large-scale, privately held shipping companies and cargo operators, as well as Fortune 500 companies and their insurers.

Anusha Pillay brings a unique blend of complex litigation experience and industry knowledge to her practice, with a deep focus on the maritime and port industry. Over the course of her career, she has represented shipowners and managers, charterers, marine terminal operators, cruise lines, designers, ship-builders, and fishing boat operators.