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Alley Maass

Yachts & Superyachts

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : Global-wide


Alley Maass

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About

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Alley Maass has advised yacht owners since the 1980s, when the modern superyacht industry was only beginning to take shape. The firm's maritime lawyers advise high-net-worth individuals and family offices on yacht transactions of all kinds—sale and purchase, new construction, refits, and charters. They also advise on operational matters such as ownership structures, registration, insurance, management, and crew.

Chambers Review

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Yachts & Superyachts - Global-wide

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Florida-based Alley, Maass, Rogers & Lindsay is well known for handling the full range of maritime law matters. The team advises clients on sales, purchases and vessel registrations, as well as ownership structures.

Strengths

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  • Alley Maass always provide sound, well-structured solutions for complex and sophisticated matters. Their response is never off-the-cuff: solutions and advice are always well thought through and eloquently presented.

    Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • They provide outstanding client service with notable sophistication and commercial vision. Alley Maass's team is consistently ready to respond, highly attentive to detail and equipped with excellent problem-solving abilities.

    Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • I have never presented Alley Maass with a situation that they were not readily able to handle and bring to a speedy resolution.

    Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Robb Maass
    Band 1Robb Maass

    Robb Maass

    Robb Maass leads Alley Maass's maritime practice and brings a vast amount of experience to complex matters.

    • Robb Maass is an accomplished professional and strong leader of an excellent team.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Rob Maass is a very good lawyer but also an impressive personality: authoritative and charismatic.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Robb Maass is the doyen of US yachting law.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 4Catherine Kent
    Band 4Catherine Kent

    Catherine Kent

    Catherine Kent advises on a range of yacht matters including tax, transactions and construction.

    • Working with Catherine is a real pleasure. She is competent, very responsive, down-to-earth and professional. She has clear ideas but she is always open to listen to other points of view.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Catherine Kent is dedicated, knowledgeable and professional.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Catherine Kent is sharp, client-focused and extremely knowledgeable.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 4David Maass
    Band 4David Maass

    David Maass

    David Maass is a maritime law specialist at Alley Maass and regularly advises clients on yacht transactions.

    • David Maass is dedicated, knowledgeable and professional.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • David Maass is a rising star in the yachting sector and brings great value to those that engage him.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • David Maass is very intelligent and always has a perfect knowledge of the matter.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth
    • David demonstrated phenomenal communication with both buyer and seller, and is well respected in the industry.

      Yachts & Superyachts respondentHigh Net Worth

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