On December 16, 2008, Kramer Levin client General Maritime Corporation completed its acquisition of Arlington Tankers Ltd., pursuant to a previously-announced Agreement and Plan of Merger and Amalgamation entered into on August 6, 2008. Pursuant to the Agreement, the two companies combined in a stock-for-stock combination. The combined company, which is called General Maritime Corporation, will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Thomas E. Molner, Terrence Shen, Randal D. Murdock, Adam S. Karasik, Alex S. Kaufman and Jacqueline M. Grant worked on the transaction. Barry Herzog and Melissa S. Blades provided tax advice, Avram J. Cahn provided benefits advice, and Kenneth Chin, Sally Cohen Swift, Kristen Campana and Gabrielle A. Paupeck provided banking and finance advice.