About

Provided by Robert Allen Law

Robert Allen Law focuses a significant part of its practice on the yacht industry.  With offices in Miami, Palm Beach, and by appointment in New York City, its legal team represents buyers, sellers, manufacturers, dealers, brokerages, and banks, with respect to yachts and superyachts throughout the world. 

Robert Allen Law is the leading law firm in the Americas representing non-U.S. yacht manufacturers. Robert Allen Law is also regularly engaged on behalf of yacht lenders with respect to yacht financing transactions, and regularly engaged on behalf of yacht builders doing business internationally, wherever the yachts are built and wherever the buyers, sellers and banks are located.  Our firm provides general and ongoing legal representation to the most important American banks and financial institutions in the field of construction and purchase financing to private yacht buyer and U.S. dealers of motor yachts.

Recent areas of growth include working with clients in the areas of charters, launching yacht management businesses, crew visas and pre-immigration planning for crew members and major litigation involving non-U.S. and U.S. yacht manufacturers.

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Yachts & Superyachts - Global-wide

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What the Team is Known For

US firm Robert Allen Law regularly advises leading yacht builders. The firm is also heavily involved in representing buyers and sellers, and also advises lenders. The firm's lawyers also assist with contentious matters, as well as with transactional mandates.

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Notable Practitioners

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Robert Allen
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Robert Allen
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Robert Allen founded Robert Allen Law and is an experienced yacht lawyer. His clients include sellers, buyers, builders and brokers.

Robert knows the depth and breadth of our industry intimately.

Robert is always responsive, forward-thinking, and willing to help and connect.

He is definitely my go-to in the US. He has good presence on major cross-border deals.

Christopher Anderson
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Christopher Anderson
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Christopher Anderson frequently handles superyacht-related transactions. His work includes acquisitions, registrations, construction matters and financing.

His commercial awareness is particularly impressive. He expertly balances legal precision with practical business considerations.

Christopher has huge transactional experience and is solutions-oriented.

Claudia Casalis
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Claudia Casalis
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Claudia Casalis is experienced in high-value contracts for yachts. She works with shipyards in addition to high net worth individuals, and often deals with offshore structuring.

She is a highly commercial lawyer who understands the points and financing well.

Claudia is on top of her game. She has great industry knowledge.

Umberto Bonavita
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Umberto Bonavita
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Umberto Bonavita advises clients on yacht construction, registration and transactions. He is particularly known for his work with clients who have links to Italy.

Umberto is an experienced and savvy yacht lawyer.

Umberto is wonderful and thoughtful.

Umberto Bonavita is outstanding to work with. He communicates well and handles our matters with urgency.

Ranked Individuals at
Robert Allen Law

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Robert Allen
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Robert Allen
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Band 1
Christopher Anderson
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Christopher Anderson
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Claudia Casalis
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Claudia Casalis
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Band 4
Umberto Bonavita
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Umberto Bonavita
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Band 4

Members

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Adrian Karborani

Claudia Casalis

Nick Zeher

Roberto Rodriguez-Allen

Umberto Bonavita