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Ship registration, ship finance, yachting and admiralty law are at the heart of the firm’s maritime law practice. Ganado Advocates was a pioneer in these fields and our specialist maritime lawyers hold leading industry expertise and provide dependable support and advice, making the firm among the most established in this area.

We focus on assisting ship owners, ship operators and their financiers with all transactions concerning ships, on the registration of vessels and of mortgages under the Malta flag and on all related legal and technical aspects, including:

  • tonnage tax advice;
  • advice specifically focused on third party ship managers;
  • advice on port activities and port regulatory regime;
  • advice on ship recycling and maritime environmental issues; and
  • advice to shipyards and ship repairers.

We also advise and assist yacht owners and their financiers with all transactions involving yachts and superyachts including registration, yacht financing, yacht sales and acquisitions and yacht leasing. The team ensures that the Malta ship and yacht registration procedure is amalgamated with corporate finance and tax and corporate and M&A advice for the purposes of implementing a structure that provides the client with asset protection and fiscal advantages, when available.

Chambers Review

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Shipping - Malta

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What the Team is Known For

Ganado Advocates has an outstanding team driven by from first-class finance expertise to offer international and domestic clients wide-ranging ship finance and international sanction expertise. It advises ship owners and financial entities on a broad spectrum of matters, including vessel transactions and registration, mortgages and security interests. The law firm also represents clients in ship arrest matters.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Louis Cassar Pullicino
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Louis Cassar Pullicino
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Senior Statespeople

Louis Cassar Pullicino is well respected in the market for his expertise and extensive experience in assisting clients with shipping litigation.

Daniel Aquilina
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Daniel Aquilina
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Daniel Aquilina has a strong reputation in the market for his experience in shipping finance. He supports financial sector clients with cross-border mandates relating to registration of mortgages and ship financing, including loan facility agreements and syndicated financing.

He is an exceptional lawyer.

Daniel retains years of experience and dedication to the Maltese law practice.

Matthew Attard
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Matthew Attard
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Band 3

Matthew Attard assists clients with ship finance mandates, including share transfers. He is also involved in vessel acquisitions and registration processes, including transactions with significant cross-border aspects.

Matthew Attard is a true expert in his field and resolves last-minute issues in a highly pragmatic way.

He remains our go-to person.

Matthew is very responsive and accurate.

Matthew Xerri
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Matthew Xerri
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Matthew Xerri assists clients with vessel transactions and registrations, and also demonstrates experience with mortgages and security interests.

Matthew Xerri demonstrates versatility and wide-ranging expertise. He is also highly responsive and an excellent communicator.

Caroline Risiott
Caroline Risiott
Associates to watch

Caroline Risiott is a well-regarded senior associate who advises clients finance shipping, including security and mortgage registration.

Caroline offers exceptional cooperation on matters, as if we are one team.

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Malta

Shipping

Louis Cassar Pullicino
S
Louis Cassar Pullicino
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Senior Statespeople
Daniel Aquilina
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Daniel Aquilina
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Band 1
Matthew Attard
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Matthew Attard
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Band 3
Matthew Xerri
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Matthew Xerri
3
Band 3
Caroline Risiott
Caroline Risiott
Associates to watch

Members

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Christine Cassar Naudi

Karl Grech Orr

Stephen Attard

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Shipping

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Yachting