Andreas Silcher
Biography
Andreas Silcher is a partner in Haynes Boone's London office with more than 20 years of experience advising clients in the maritime, oil and gas, and finance sectors.
He represents shipowners, operators, offshore energy companies, shipyards, and investors on non-contentious commercial matters ranging from negotiating shipbuilding contracts to structuring complex multinational projects. His work includes the construction, conversion, sale & purchase, financing, and employment of commercial vessels and offshore structures for the oil and gas industry, particularly in the LNG and LPG sectors.
He also has extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional projects, including negotiating complex shareholder and joint venture structures. Fluent in Greek, German, and Spanish, he regularly advises foreign clients in their native language, and he is a dually qualified English solicitor and German Rechtsanwalt.
He has been recognized in the shipping section of Chambers UK from 2022 through 2026 and in the 2022-2026 UK editions of The Legal 500, where directories and clients highlighted his practical approach, commercial understanding, and responsiveness. His experience also includes nine years at Curtis Davis Garrard LLP (now Haynes Boone CDG, LLP), where he focused on non-contentious shipping and offshore work. He also spent two years acting as general counsel for one of the largest privately owned shipping companies in the world.
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- Advising Golar LNG Limited in connection with a US$ 2.2 billion floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) conversion project to convert the Golar owned LNG carrier Fuji LNG into a MK II FLNG vessel. This involved assisting Golar in relation to the preparation and negotiation of an EPCIC contract and other project documentation.
- Advising an operator of marine LNG infrastructure in relation to the conversion of a LNG carrier into a floating LNG production facility.
- Representation of an owner of LNG carriers in relation to the sale of its entire fleet.
- Advising a government agency in relation to the procurement of a newbuilt state of the art research vessel.
- Advising a client in relation to the construction of a series of corvettes for a royal navy.
- Representation of a state-owned shipping company in various tender processes regarding the procurement of newbuilt tonnage.
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- Recognized as a Recommended Lawyer in Chambers UK, Chambers and Partners, 2022-2026
- Recognized as a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500, Legalease, 2021-2026
- Recognized as a Stand-out Lawyer, Acritas Stars, 2020-2021
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- "SALEFORM 2025: A Modern Rewrite for Vessel Deals in a New Global Reality," co-author, Haynes Boone Client Alert, May 6, 2026.
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Education
- J.D., Humboldt University of Berlin, 2002
- B.S., University of Leipzig, 2000
Languages
- German
- Greek
- Spanish
Admissions
- England and Wales
- Germany
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What kinds of projects do clients bring to you?
Clients come to me for help with non-contentious commercial matters involving shipbuilding contracts, joint ventures, and the construction, conversion, sale & purchase, financing, and employment of commercial vessels and offshore structures. My work is particularly focused on matters in the oil and gas industry, including the LNG and LPG sectors.
Who do you typically represent in your practice?
I act for shipowners, charterers, offshore energy companies, shipyards, and investors on a range of commercial transactions. That work can span from individual contracts to more complex multinational project structures.
How international is your practice?
My practice is almost entirely international, as most transactions I work on are cross-border. A significant part of my work involves multi-jurisdictional projects, often with complex shareholder and joint venture structures. I am also fluent in Greek, German, and Spanish, and I regularly advise foreign clients in their native language.
What do legal directories highlight about your approach to client work?
The Legal 500 says that I stand out for a practical approach and that I provide advice, draft contracts, and other deliverables suited to the client’s business. The directory descriptions on my profile also highlight responsiveness and attention to the commercial context in which decisions are made.
How is your client service style described on your profile?
One client comment in Legal 500 UK 2021 says I cover a wide spectrum of shipping law with professionalism, integrity, honesty, and commercial understanding. The directory also describes me as efficient and a pleasure to work with.
