Montgomery McCracken Further Strengthens its Maritime Practice with Addition of Partners Edward Flood and Jon Werner
June 2, 2025
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Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP is pleased to announce that Edward Flood and Jon Werner have joined the firm as partners in the Litigation Department and members of the firm’s Maritime and Transportation Industry Group. The addition of Flood and Werner further enhances the firm’s strength in complex maritime litigation.
“Ed and Jon bring a wealth of experience representing clients across the maritime industry in sophisticated and high stakes matters,” said Louis Petroni, Montgomery McCracken’s Chair. “They are highly respected in the field and their arrival reflects our ongoing commitment to deepening our capabilities in key industry sectors.”
Flood and Werner join the firm from another maritime firm in New York, where they represented a diverse range of maritime clients, including large ocean container carriers, varied other blue water operators, tug & barge companies, and various fishing vessels. Flood and Werner also represent P&I Clubs and domestic underwriters. Their combined experience includes handling major casualty litigation, cargo claims, personal injury defense, vessel arrests, cross-border enforcement actions, and complex arbitration proceedings.
Flood until recently was the co-founder of another N.Y. maritime firm and practiced there for over 25 years. Flood began his legal career serving as a Judge Advocate in the United States Navy, where he tried numerous courts-martial and administrative matters. In addition to an active litigation practice, Flood counsel’s clients on a wide range of maritime legal issues as they relate to their respective business operations. Werner has represented clients in a variety of U.S. and international forums, including federal courts and arbitral tribunals, and has experience navigating multi-jurisdictional disputes and enforcement actions.
Flood earned his J.D. from New England School of Law, his LL.M. in Admiralty from Tulane University Law School, and his B.A. from Boston College. Werner received his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and his B.B.A. from Western Connecticut State University.
“Bringing Ed and Jon on adds real depth to our Maritime team,” said Robert O’Connor, Co-Chair of Montgomery McCracken’s Maritime and Transportation Group. “They’ll strengthen our maritime personal injury defense practice and open the doors for new kinds of work and clients. We’re excited to have them on board and look forward to continuing to expand our maritime practice.”
About Montgomery McCracken
Montgomery McCracken is a full-service law firm with offices in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware. The firm represents leading businesses, multinational corporations, nonprofit organizations and individuals across a wide range of industries in complex litigation matters, significant corporate transactions and challenging disputes. For more information about Montgomery McCracken or its practice areas, please visit us online at www.mmwr.com.