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THERESA
BENNETT

Theresa Bennett is a Florida Board Certified Admiralty Attorney specializing in yacht transactions. She has provided value-added legal services to the yachting community since 1993.  Her guidance in buying, selling and building superyachts has gained her a reputation for high quality, yet pragmatic, counsel, coupled with unmatched responsiveness and availability.

In addition to admiralty law certification, she is also a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator, has served on the Steering Committee and authored a chapter in the Florida Maritime Law and Practice Lexis/Nexis deskbook, for the last three editions.

Theresa has been selected as a Super Lawyer annually since 2017. She is currently General Counsel to the American Vessel Documentation Association and is past chair of the Florida Admiralty and Maritime Law Certification Committee. She is a member of the Maritime Law Association, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, International Yacht Brokers Association, and the National Marine Lenders Association.

A sample of Theresa’s recent professional achievements include:
– The successful sale of a 40 metre superyacht with complex outgoing finance, across multiple creditors, spanning three continents
– Acquisition of a 50-metre superyacht, from offer to closing, within 16 days
– Owner representation on several new build 30-45 metre yachts from contract to delivery.

Contact Theresa:
E: Theresa.Bennett@Jaffa-Co.com
M:+1 954 588 7317

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