Chevanev advises on a broad range of transactional and regulatory maritime matters, including vessel sale and purchase, ship finance, vessel registration, ship mortgages, mortgage amendments and discharges, vessel name changes, legal opinions, and related corporate matters.

He has acted for purchasers of catamarans and yachts and has advised lenders and financiers in secured maritime transactions involving commercial vessels and oil tankers.

His work has included consideration of the validity and enforceability of ship mortgages, preparation and review of mortgage documentation, mortgage amendments, mortgage discharges, vessel name changes, registration-related matters, and coordination with ship registries and other transaction parties.

Selected Maritime Experience

• Acted for purchasers in the acquisition of catamarans and yachts, including transaction and closing-related matters.
• Acted for lenders and financiers in ship-finance transactions involving facilities of approximately US$28 million, US$1.8 million, €87 million, AED 11.5 million and US$300 million.
• Advised lenders on the creation, registration, validity, and enforceability of ship mortgages over commercial vessels and oil tankers.
• Advised on the amendment of existing ship mortgages and related security documentation.
• Acted in connection with the change of name of vessels valued at approximately US$2.7 million.
• Advised on mortgage discharge documentation and related vessel-release matters.
• Assisted with vessel-registration and registry-related matters across international maritime transactions.
• Advised on cross-border maritime transactions involving lenders, vessel owners, financiers, and purchasers.
• Provided legal opinions addressing the validity and enforceability of maritime security arrangements.
• Advised on corporate and financing arrangements connected with vessel ownership and registration.

Chevanev represents individuals and families in a broad range of U.S. immigration matters, including family-based immigration, adjustment of status, consular processing, naturalization, waivers, humanitarian relief, removal-related matters, and complex immigration cases.

His immigration experience includes work involving naturalization, FOIA matters, adjustment cases, humanitarian filings, and other federal immigration matters. He previously worked as an in-house immigration attorney with the Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, where he managed a substantial immigration caseload and gained experience handling naturalization and related immigration matters.

Because U.S. immigration law is federal, Chevanev is able to represent immigration clients across the United States while maintaining a fully virtual practice.

Chevanev also advises clients on selected private-client, corporate, probate, and cross-border matters in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

His SVG work includes matters involving:

• Probate and estate administration
• Legal opinions
• Corporate services and company formation
• Registered office services
• Notarial work
• Commercial documentation
• Cross-border corporate matters
• Maritime and vessel-registration matters

This part of his practice allows Temple Stoke to serve individuals, businesses, vessel owners, and international clients requiring legal assistance connected with St. Vincent and the Grenadines.