World’s leading superyacht lawyers

Anyone considering buying a superyacht will already have at least one trusted lawyer or firm that has advised on corporate work, trusts or property transactions. So paying for a specialist superyacht lawyer may seem like an unnecessary expense. It is rarely a decision you will regret.

Buying and operating a superyacht will nearly always involve several legal jurisdictions and complexities that few non-specialist lawyers are aware of. Specialist superyacht lawyers will be able to spot problems and help reduce stress.

But they cannot solve every problem.

“Buy a yacht for enjoyment; buy the yacht you will enjoy; and build with the yard that makes you feel comfortable. Give fiscal considerations their proper priority, which is rarely at the top of the list. Get these things right and your lawyer can help make the deal happen with all necessary protections; but don’t expect a contract to turn a bad deal into a good one,” says Jay Tooker, partner, Holman Fenwick Willan.

“Lawyers are a lot more involved in the superyacht industry than they were 20 years ago,” says Elinor Dautlich, partner at Holman Fenwick Willan. “Part of our responsibility is to add value and not overcomplicate things”

The following lawyers have all been recommend as experts by buyers, brokers, yards and other lawyers.

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AVION LAW

• Richard Pearson

Alley, Maass, Rogers & Lindsay

• Catherine Kent
• Robb Maass

Australis Maritime

• Anna Wilkins

Bargate Murray Solicitors

• Quentin Bargate
• Dom Bulfin

Cains

• Steven Quayle

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates

• Dr Silvana Zammit

Clyde & Co

• Giovanna Cabbia
• Dan Tindall

Conyers Dill & Pearman

• Barnabas Finnigan

Fenech & Fenech Advocates

• Alison Vassallo

GANADO Advocates

• Christine Cassar Naudi

Groom Hill

• Harriet Reid

Hannaford Turner LLP

• Matt Hannaford
• Justin Turner
• Paul Turner

Harneys

• Tanya Cassie-Parker
• Louise Groom

Hill Dickinson

• Tony Allen
• Malcolm Entwistle
• Thomas Frei
• James Lawson
• Martin Penny
• Panos Pourgourides
• Alex Teji

Hogan Lovells

• Shalini Bhuchar
• Alexander Premont

Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)

• Elinor Dautlich
• Alistair Feeney
• Ian Hughes
• William Maclachlan
• Alex Sayegh
• Adam Shire
• Jessica Taylor
• Jay Tooker
• Thomas Willan 
• Andrew Charlier

Jaffa & Co

• James Jaffa

Longanesi Cattani Studio Legale

• Roberto Longanesi

Keystone Law

• Jonathan Hadley-Piggin

Norton Rose Fulbright

• Scott McCabe

Maples and Calder

• Sherice Arman
• Shari McField

Meyer Avocats

• Anouch Sedef

PG Legal

• Gianfranco Puopolo

Preston Turnbull LLP

• Tom Kelly
• Ed Mills-Webb
• Andrew Preston 

Robert Allen Law

• Robert Allen

Santini & Partners

• Federico Santini

Stephenson Harwood

• Neil Noble

Uhsadel Lawyers

• Constantin Breitzke

Upwind Legal

• Martin Malinowski

White & Case

• Alessandro d’Ippolito