This October, maritime partner Grady Hurley was nominated to the National Advisory Board of the Admiralty Law Institute of Tulane University Law School. Tulane is acknowledged around the world as a leader in the admiralty field. Every other year in March, hundreds of lawyers, both practicing and academic, converge on the Tulane campus for the Admiralty Law Institute, the oldest (since 1966) and largest continuing education program devoted to maritime law. The Institute lasts for three days and has typically been attended by 500 lawyers and others from the shipping and marine insurance industries, from over 30 states and 11 countries.