Peacock Piper Tong + Voss LLP is excited to announce that Margaret Stando is joining the firm as an associate. Margaret will concentrate her practice on the litigation, regulatory, and transactional needs of Peacock Piper’s clients in the maritime, maritime terminals, transportation, energy, construction, and other industries. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Margaret attended Tulane University Law School where she obtained her Certificate of Specialization in Admiralty and Maritime Law. While at Tulane, Margaret was a Student Attorney for the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic and a member of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal, which published her article Clause for Concern? The Flawed Expansion of the Himalaya Clause and the Rise of Circular Indemnity Clause in the United States, 44 Tul. Mar. L.J. 323. In 2021, Margaret obtained her LLM in International and Comparative Law from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. Margaret is licensed to practice in Louisiana and passed the California bar exam in 2021.