LIFESTYLE

Overview

In a world where lifestyle is a statement and assets are anything but ordinary, discerning clients require legal counsel that reflects their standards. Our Lifestyle Practice provides tailored representation for high-net-worth individuals, collectors, global luxury brands, and the businesses that serve them. With deep experience across yachting, fine art, and luxury goods, our team delivers discreet, high-touch service aligned with the sophistication and scale of our clients’ investments and ambitions.

We advise on high-value transactions, ownership structures, and brand protection strategies across the luxury sector. In the maritime space, we handle purchase and sale agreements, international registration, compliance, and ownership restructuring. We also counsel marinas and yacht service providers on regulatory, operational, and commercial matters. For the art world, we represent galleries, auction houses, artists, and collectors in acquisitions, provenance issues, and intellectual property disputes. For luxury retailers and fashion houses, we provide strategic legal support to safeguard brand integrity, navigate global supply chains, and manage high-stakes partnerships.

Whether managing a cross-border acquisition or advising on a bespoke venture, we bring the legal sophistication, industry fluency, and discretion required in the luxury space.

Areas of Focus

Yachting

We advise high-net-worth individuals and family offices on the purchase, sale, financing, and ownership structuring of private yachts. Our services include negotiating maintenance, storage, and dockage agreements, and navigating international registration, tax, and regulatory compliance.

In addition, we represent marinas, yacht repair facilities, and other maritime service providers in a range of commercial and operational matters, offering strategic legal support tailored to the unique regulatory and business landscape of the maritime industry.

Art Law

We provide bespoke counsel to galleries, auction houses, artists, and private collectors navigating the legal and commercial complexities of the global art market. We handle high-value acquisitions and sales, consignment agreements, provenance and authenticity disputes, cultural property issues, and intellectual property protection. Whether advising on cross-border transactions, navigating regulatory frameworks, or resolving title claims, we bring a refined understanding of the art world and the discretion it demands—helping clients protect, preserve, and maximize the value of their collections and creative works.

Luxury Goods

The Firm offers strategic legal counsel to premium brands, retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers across the fashion, jewelry, and lifestyle sectors. From negotiating distribution and licensing agreements to advising on brand protection, supply chain management, and cross-border transactions, the team supports clients in navigating the unique challenges of the global luxury market. With a deep understanding of the industry’s pace, complexity, and reputation-driven dynamics, this focus helps clients protect brand integrity and drive long-term value.

Experience

Representation of High-Net Worth Client Against Marina for Defective Yacht

Despite assurances of turnkey condition, the 60′ vessel, purchased for a charter business, suffered immediate mechanical failures and system malfunctions, requiring extensive repairs and resulting in substantial delays and losses.

Strategic Resolution of Licensing Breach in Luxury Fintech Sector

Successfully represented a luxury lifestyle and fintech company in a high-stakes licensing dispute. Escalated from cease-and-desist demands to formal enforcement actions to protect proprietary technology and contractual rights. Delivered strategic...

Precious Gem Dealer Defrauded by Business Partners

Represented a foreign diamond dealer in a complex dispute involving fraud and theft by business partners. The case involved the misappropriation of high-value diamonds entrusted for a joint venture.

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