Louis R. Montello is founder of Montello Law and has more than 35 years' experience as a transactional attorney, with a practice covering maritime law (including yacht construction), real estate, corporate and securities law, finance and aviation law. He worked at Greenberg Traurig from his graduation until 1992, and founded Regalia Beach Developers in 2011, serving as its President to develop a luxury condominium project in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.
He graduated from the US Coast Guard Academy in 1980, serving as Operations Officer and Navigator aboard a US Coast Guard cutter homeported in Miami Beach, and earned his law degree cum laude from the University of Miami Law School in 1986.
He has spoken at 23 Mare Forum events between 2015 and 2026, mostly at superyacht-focused conferences including Super Yacht Turkiye, Super Yacht Americas and Super Yacht Europe.