Laura Stigaite
Associate
Laura is an associate in the marine, trade and aviation team in London. She advises on a broad range of shipping and yachting matters, with a particular focus on yacht and superyacht disputes.
Her experience includes sale and purchase disputes, construction and defect claims, insurance claims, and charterparty disputes. Laura represents yacht owners, insurers, P&I clubs, shipowners and charterers, acting in London arbitration and the High Court, as well as in multi-jurisdictional proceedings. She has a particular interest in the yachts and superyachts sector, which she values for the diversity of its work and the technically complex and often multi-jurisdictional disputes it involves. Laura acts for a wide range of clients, from individual yacht owners to major insurers, and is committed to delivering clear, commercially grounded advice that supports decisive action.
My approach is to understand not just the legal issues, but the commercial context behind every dispute. Having worked across both contentious and non-contentious matters, I bring a rounded perspective to every case, working closely with clients to build a clear strategy from the outset and ensure the advice I give is practical, targeted, and focused on achieving the best result.
Laura joined the firm in 2024 as a trainee solicitor and qualified as a solicitor in 2026. Prior to joining the firm, Laura studied law at Brunel University, London, and subsequently completed the LLM Legal Practice Course at BPP University, London, achieving a distinction.
Recent work highlights
Yacht build dispute
Yacht damage claim
Salvage enforcement
Cargo damage claim
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