Maritime law firms and providers of superyacht legal services Hill Dickinson and Alley Maass, have announced a formal alliance.
The aim of the alliance is to significantly enhance both firms global capabilities and client services.
Hill Dickinson, headquartered in the UK, has more than 120 specialists across major shipping hubs.
Alley Maass, based in Florida, US, has more than 30 years of maritime law experience, advising clients on complex issues related to the purchase, sale and construction of recreational vessels worldwide.
The alliance will enable the two firms to pool their resources and expertise, providing Alley Maass and its clients with access to Hill Dickinson’s superyacht and maritime experience in its UK, Monaco, Piraeus, Hong Kong and Singapore offices.
The alliance will also give Hill Dickinson reciprocal access to Alley Maass’ expertise in the US, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands.
Our newly formed alliance comes at an exciting time for the superyacht market.
Panos Pourgourides
The new Hill Dickinson / Alley Maass alliance will offer a global superyacht legal service spanning sale and purchase, new construction, finance, insurance, design, management, structuring, crewing, refit and charter.
Each firm will retain its independence and will continue to maintain complete client confidentiality.
“Our newly formed alliance comes at an exciting time for the superyacht market, which remains a highly active sector,” said Panos Pourgourides, head of yachts at Hill Dickinson. “The yacht team at Hill Dickinson has an impressive track record working on some of the most prestigious superyacht projects of the last three decades.
“This alliance will serve to elevate our work further by giving us direct access to the best-in-class maritime experts across the Atlantic.”
And Robb Maass, head of the maritime department at Alley Maass, added: “We have long thought that our clients would benefit from the ability to offer a range of services across multiple jurisdictions.
“With this alliance, and our associated firms in the Cayman Islands, we can now do that seamlessly and at a very high level.”
He continued: “We are confident that the combined geographic reach, industry contacts, and breadth of knowledge and experience of this alliance will provide unmatched advantages to our respective clients and will be transformative in the superyacht legal sector.”
