Excello Law adds the 11th firm to its rapidly expanding ‘House of Brands’ with boutique marine law firm Ocean Legal, which has been launched in partnership with two marine lawyers.
Ocean Legal is a trading name of Excello Law and has been co-founded by talented marine lawyers Jennie Harris and Lucy Goff, who worked together at LA Marine.
Ocean Legal offers a fresh approach in the sector, with transparent fixed fee pricing, instead of the billable hours approach. It will offer a wide range of services to clients including marine insurers and lenders, yacht owners, dealers and brokers, ports and harbour authorities, shipyards and other marine businesses.
As part of Excello Law’s House of Brands, Ocean Legal will benefit from Excello’s backing and support, including capital investment, marketing, PR, HR and law firm operational infrastructure and management. Ocean Legal is the 11th firm to join Excello’s House of Brands, following successful firms like Lowry Legal, 458 Law and Roberts Law.
Jennie Harris (pictured, left) confirmed she and Lucy Goff (right) sought to launch Ocean Legal to deliver a personalised service. She said: 'After working with Lucy for over eight years, we’ve seen first-hand the unique challenges and opportunities within the marine industry. We founded Ocean Legal to deliver a more personalised and results-driven approach, moving away from the traditional hourly billing model. By offering fixed pricing upfront, our clients gain clarity and confidence, and we focus on providing tailored solutions that genuinely add value to their projects and businesses.'
Lucy Goff reflected on the support from Excello Law, adding: 'Partnering with Excello Law has allowed us to set up Ocean Legal quickly and efficiently, giving us the flexibility to focus on what we do best—serving our clients. Through Excello Law, we have access to a network of experienced lawyers across commercial, tax, real estate, and employment law, enabling us to offer a full-service legal solution. Combined with our expertise in the marine industry, this partnership ensures we can deliver innovative and comprehensive legal support to meet our clients’ needs.'
Excello Law’s Chief Operating Officer Jo Losty comments: 'Our House of Brands is designed for entrepreneurial lawyers like Lucy and Jennie. They wanted to build something special in the market and have a bold ambition for Ocean Legal.
'We are committed to supporting entrepreneurial lawyers. Excello Law is the only law firm that allows lawyers to set up their own brands as a trading name of Excello Law. We support them all the way through the start up and growth of their business. It's inspiring to see a growing number of ambitious lawyers like Lucy and Jennie redefining legal practice by building client-focused services their own way.'
