Alberta Longanesi Cattani
Managing Associate
Alberta is an international maritime lawyer with over 13 years' experience, registered with three bars, and focuses on transactional shipping, ship finance, superyachts, and decarbonisation.
Managing Associate
Alberta is an international maritime lawyer with over 13 years' experience, registered with three bars, and focuses on transactional shipping, ship finance, superyachts, and decarbonisation.
Languages - Italian, English, French
Jurisdictions - England & Wales, Ireland, France, Italy
Alberta is an international maritime lawyer who advises shipowners, financiers, brokers, insurers, yacht builders and designers, and high-net-worth individuals across the shipping, yachting, and blue economy sectors. As a native Italian based in Paris with over a decade of London experience, she offers clients seamless cross-border support and cultural fluency in multi-jurisdictional matters.
She assists clients with complex non-contentious issues, including ship finance, sale and purchase, leasing, yacht transactions, and maritime project development. Alberta also advises on decarbonisation strategies and innovation in the ocean economy. Drawing on her extensive experience in shipping litigation, Alberta brings a practical, risk-aware perspective to contract drafting and negotiation, helping clients anticipate and avoid potential disputes.
Clients value her deep sector knowledge, international perspective, and business-oriented approach to legal solutions. Her expertise in both commercial shipping and the superyacht market makes her a trusted adviser. Alberta is fluent in Italian and English, conversational in French, and registered as a lawyer with three different bars. She regularly handles cross-practice, multi-jurisdictional transactions. Whether helping financiers structure sustainable deals or guiding yacht owners through acquisitions, Alberta delivers practical, forward-looking advice that anticipates legal and industry developments across Europe and beyond.
Financing
Acted on multiple sale and leaseback and loan financings involving merchant vessels and yachts, coordinating documentation across various jurisdictions.
Construction contracts
Acted in the negotiation of letters of intent, construction contracts, working with parties’ technical representatives as well as handling deliveries of yachts and vessels under yacht building contracts / ship building contracts.
Sale and Purchase contracts
Frequently advised on acquisitions and sales of merchant vessels and yachts, liaising with correspondents for the SPV setup, flagging, and structuring across multiple jurisdictions.
Shipping Litigation and Arbitration
Managed London High Court and LMAA arbitration disputes together with mediation procedures.
Blue Economy sector – Strategic development
Led initiatives expanding the firm’s Blue Economy footprint; working on maritime innovation and with sustainability partners.
