Umberto Bonavita, partner at Robert Allen Law, served as lead counsel to the Buyer of the 44.5-metre Sanlorenzo super yacht known as “Kamakasa”. The transaction, which closed on August 7, 2023, is the culmination of months long negotiations involving technical matters, and cross-border legal, structuring, and other complexities. This is yet another example of a high-stakes superyacht transaction involving a broad range of jurisdictions (including the Cayman Islands, France, Italy, the United States, and certain Asian jurisdictions) led by Mr. Bonavita and successfully concluded for the Buyer. In addition to Mr. Bonavita, Robert Allen Law team members included attorney Roberto Rodriguez-Allen and senior yacht paralegal Julie Dunham.
Kamakasa is a motor yacht with an overall length of 44.5 metres. The yacht’s builder is Sanlorenzo from Italy, who launched Kamakasa in 2020. The superyacht has a beam of 9 m, a draught of 2.3 m and a volume of 483 GT.
Robert Allen Law, with offices in Miami and Palm Beach, assists domestic and foreign clients in a wide array of legal activities. The firm has a dynamic practice in the yachting industry representing yacht builders, distributors, brokers, maritime lenders and private buyers and sellers in transactions involving purchase and charter agreements, ship mortgages, marine related contracts and commercial & maritime litigation. The firm also assists clients with their business immigration, real estate, and tax planning needs. Robert Allen Law offers fluent support in English, Spanish, Italian, and Russian.
