George Chalos
March 30, 2026
Topic: Anchoring Power – The Rise of the US as Global Enforcers in the Maritime Industry
G
eorge M. Chalos is the principal and founding member of Chalos & Co, P.C. Mr. Chalos has been engaged in the practice of international maritime, admiralty and regulatory law for nearly thirty (30) years, and is experienced in all facets of complex civil, criminal and administrative cases, sanctions, maritime attachment and vessel arrests, Marpol, environmental matters, and other international maritime and commercial transactions. He is a seasoned and respected litigator, having been counsel of record in over two thousand (2000+) civil and criminal maritime matters, in over twenty (20+) different U.S. District and Appellate Courts.
In addition, he has earned the high distinction of being recognized as a Proctor in Admiralty by fellow members of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. He is a contributing member and author for the Shiparrested.com network, an international network of lawyers who specialize in handling ship arrests and attachments around the world. Mr. Chalos is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits, and the following U.S. Federal District courts: the Southern District of New York; the Eastern District of New York; the Northern District of New York; the District of Connecticut; the Southern District of Texas; the Eastern District of Texas; the Central District of Illinois; the District of Columbia, the Central District of Utah; and the Northern District of Florida, and is admitted to practice law before all trial and appellate courts sitting in the States of New York, Texas, and Utah.
Mr. Chalos has authored numerous articles involving matters of legal significance, which have been published in law journals and bar association newsletters and is regularly called upon as a speaker at conferences throughout the world.