Curtis counsel and President of The Maritime Law Association of the United States, Lizabeth L. Burrell participated in the signing of the new Nairobi Convention on Wreck Removal.

Curtis counsel and President of The Maritime Law Association of the United States, Lizabeth L. Burrell participated in the signing of the agreed text of the new Nairobi Convention on Wreck Removal as a member of the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization, the maritime branch of the United Nations. The signing of the new convention text took place on May 18, 2007.