Associate
Aleandro Mifsud
Aleandro Mifsud
Aleandro Mifsud is an Associate within the Shipping and Aviation department at Mamo TCV Advocates. He joined the firm in April 2023. Having read his Law degree at the University of Malta, Aleandro was conferred a Bachelor of Laws graduate in 2018, after having submitted his thesis entitled ‘Conflict of Law Issues in the Ranking of Maritime Creditors – A Comparative Analysis’. He then completed a Master of Advocacy degree in 2019.
He went on to pursue an LLM in International Shipping Law at Queen Mary University of London, where he graduated with distinction in October 2020 after defending his dissertation entitled “The Legal Implications of Unmanned Vessels at Sea with particular focus on the SOLAS Convention.” While in London, he was selected to present his dissertation as Queen Mary University of London’s representative at the highly prestigious Maritime Masters 2020, placing third overall.
In addition to his legal pursuits, Aleandro is also a semi-professional waterpolo player with Barracudas Sports Club and serves as the Secretary General of the Malta Beach Soccer Association.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LL.B.(Hons)) (2018, University of Malta)
- Master of Advocacy (M.Adv.) (2019, University of Malta)
- Master of Laws in International Shipping Law (LL.M.) (2020, Queen Mary, University of London)
Representative Experience
- Regularly assists the Head of Department of Transport with aviation, shipping and yachting matter including aircraft and yacht registration, AOC and AOL applications and sale and purchase transactions amongst others
- Maltese counsel to various banks, financers, lessors and operators in the aviation and maritime sectors
- Advised on the acquisition of significant interests in a number of aircraft operators and the restructuring thereof.
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2021)
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Address
MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta
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