Our team is universally regarded as one of the world’s leading crisis management law firms, we advise on all legal issues arising from yacht related emergencies able to be practically anywhere in the world within 24 hours.
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Representing leading shipyards and prominent owners, providing legal advice on some of the world’s largest and most complex projects in the yacht industry
Our yacht team has been an integral part of the yacht industry for over 30 years and has a physical presence in many of the major yachting jurisdictions.
The enduring relationships developed with the owners, builders, designers, financiers, insurers, brokers and managers of yachts, our in-depth knowledge of the yacht industry and our international reach ensures we are pre-eminent in the field.
Our yacht team is well positioned to assist with any aspect of constructing, purchasing and operating a yacht and we are routinely involved in some of the largest and most complex projects in the yacht industry.
We have a strong international brand and a rapidly growing network of offices. With lawyers working in offices across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, we have a presence in many of the major centres of yacht ownership and operation in the world.
Frequently we resource our matters with team members drawn from different offices and time zones to provide our clients, wherever they are, with the resources of a truly global yacht team.
Our yacht team includes lawyers fluent in English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Chinese and is able to draw on the support of colleagues across our wider firm who between them speak over 40 different languages.
Working with leading industry partners
We can assist in:
Design agreements and intellectual property issues
Construction agreements
Pre and post-delivery financing, restructuring and work out arrangements
Yacht sale and purchase transactions
Ownership structures
Registration arrangements
Import and export formalities
VAT & Customs issues
Management agreements
Crewing and employment matters
Refit and repair contracts
Charter agreements
Sale and purchase of berths
Physical and cyber security arrangements
Health, safety and regulatory compliance
Business jets and helicopters
Tenders, submersibles and other ancillary equipment
Yacht arrest and dispute resolution
Admiralty and crisis management
Insurance arrangements, including questions of coverage
