Senior Associate
Petra Attard
Petra Attard
Petra Attard is a Senior Associate at Mamo TCV Advocates. She graduated Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta in 2011 after submitting a doctoral thesis entitled ‘Policyholder Protection in the Event of Cessation of Insurance Business and Insurance Intermediaries Activities’. Petra furthered her studies at the University of London, where she obtained a Master of Laws degree with a specialization in Insurance Law.
Petra was called to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta in 2012. She joined the firm in 2010 as a legal trainee. Petra’s main areas of practice include corporate law, insurance regulatory law, compliance, company service providers, and corporate governance.
Practice Areas
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Company Service Providers
- Corporate Governance
Education
- Bachelor of Laws with European Studies (2007, University of Malta
- Doctor of Laws (2011, University of Malta)
- Master of Laws with specialisation in Insurance Law (LL.M.) (2014, University of London)
Representative Experience
- Regularly leads legal teams entrusted with the carrying out of a due diligence exercises and drawing up of the relative due diligence reports in connection with the direct or indirect acquisition of regulated entities
- Handles change in control applications with the MFSA for insurance regulated entities
- Advises on the Maltese regulatory requirements with a particular focus on insurance undertakings and insurance distributors
- Acts as company secretary to a number of companies registered in Malta and regulatory assists on matters of corporate and commercial law
- Retained to advise a number of leading insurance and reinsurance entities operating in Malta as well as on a cross-border basis, on insurance regulatory matters
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2012)
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Address
MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta
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