Natalie M. Radabaugh

Natalie Radabaugh concentrates her practice on maritime transactions, corporate governance, and ship financing matters. Natalie assists clients in negotiating and structuring transactions under U.S. and foreign laws, such as:

• Vessel secured financings (including vessel construction and acquisition financing)
• Vessel lease financings
• Ship purchases and sales
• Vessel charters (including bareboat charters, time charters, etc.)
• Maritime M&A transactions and joint ventures involving vessels or other marine assets
• Maritime bankruptcies and restructurings
• Coast Guard and Maritime Administration documentation and regulatory issues
• Project financing transactions for newbuild vessels
• Corporate governance and structure issues for domestic and foreign companies

Natalie previously held roles as a trial team extern for the U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General’s Corps; law intern for the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of Chief Counsel; and legal assistant and department team lead for a default litigation law firm. 

During law school, Natalie served as a senior managing editor of the International Law in Domestic Courts Journal and was a member of the National Security Law Association.

• Newsletter

  MAINBRACE: October 2024

  October 2024

  William R. Bennett III, Thomas H. Belknap Jr., Kierstan L. Carlson, Jeanne M. Grasso, Alan G. Kashdan, Keith B. Letourneau

• Ranking

  Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2024

  June 13, 2024

  Scott Arnold, Justin A. Chiarodo, Dominique L. Casimir, Elizabeth N. Jochum, Luke W. Meier, Robyn N. Burrows

• Newsletter

  MAINBRACE: March 2024

  March 2024

  Thomas H. Belknap Jr., William R. Bennett III, Kierstan L. Carlson, Jeanne M. Grasso, Keith B. Letourneau, Gregory F. Linsin

• Article

  Summary of Impact of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships

  MAINBRACE: March 2024 March 2024

  R. Anthony Salgado, Natalie M. Radabaugh

• Honor

  Blank Rome Attorneys Named to 2022 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll

  August 2, 2023

  Jennifer L. Carrier, Patrick F. Collins, Amanda C. DeLaPerriere, Vanessa C. DiDomenico, Oliver E. Jury, Dominique G. Khani

• Ranking

  Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2023

  June 9, 2023

  Linda Kornfeld, Jared Zola, Jonathan K. Waldron, William R. Bennett III, Scott Arnold, Justin A. Chiarodo

• Honor

  Anna Milunas and Natalie Radabaugh Recognized in International Tax Review's Rising Star Awards 2022

  International Tax Review October 7, 2022

  Anna K. Milunas, Natalie M. Radabaugh

• Ranking

  Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2022

  June 8, 2022

  Jared Zola, Linda Kornfeld, Natasha Romagnoli, Jonathan K. Waldron, William R. Bennett III, Justin A. Chiarodo

• Webinar

  Mainbrace Live: All Aboard! Maritime Environmental Update and the Role of Insurance in Ship Finance

  Blank Rome-Hosted Live Webinar November 16, 2021

  Jeanne M. Grasso, Dana S. Merkel, Natalie M. Radabaugh

• Ranking

  Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices Highly Ranked in The Legal 500 United States 2021

  June 2021

  Scott Arnold, Thomas H. Belknap Jr., Michael K. Bell, William R. Bennett III, Linsey B. Bozzelli, Kyle P. Brinkman

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• 2021–2024, listed in The Legal 500 United States
• 2022–2024, Rising Star: Transport: Shipping - Finance, listed in The Legal 500 United States
• 2022, "Rising Star" in Shipping & Maritime, listed in International Tax Review's Rising Star Awards 2022
• 2022, listed in Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland

Education

• George Washington University Law School, JD, with honors
• Ohio State University, BA, magna cum laude