Andrea Villa concentrates her practice on assisting high-net-worth individuals and companies with international and domestic corporate and business matters with a focus on aircraft and vessel transactions.Andrea counsels foreign and domestic corporate and individual clients on general transactional issues as well as specific matters relating to the acquisition, leasing, and registration of new and pre-owned aircraft, including planning for and implementing tax-efficient structures, registering foreign-owned aircraft using available alternatives for non-citizens, and ensuring compliance with applicable FAA and DOT regulations. She also assists corporate clients with export control matters, including compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and U.S. economic embargoes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).Andrea also has extensive experience representing clients in the yachting industry in connection with a variety of maritime transactions, including purchase and sale, new construction, importation and exportation, leasing, and financing transactions. She regularly counsels clients on yacht ownership and registration structures, state and federal taxing issues and asset liability and exposure.Andrea earned her Juris Doctorate degree, distinguished Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, and is admitted to practice in the State of Florida. She is currently an Adjunct Co-Professor teaching “Recreational Boating and Cruising” at St. Thomas Law School. Additionally, Andrea is the United States Designated Representative of the L2B Aviation Group, the world’s largest and most highly ranked international network of aviation law firms, specializing in providing legal advice to the aviation industry. Andrea is also an active member of the National Business Aviation Association and the International Yacht Brokers Association.