Vassallo Associates

Marine Litigation

Associate

Zachary read law at the University of Malta and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in 2020 and Master of Advocacy later in 2021. He was admitted to the Maltese bar and obtained his warrant to practice law in April 2022. As part of his studies, he had the opportunity to study Admiralty, Salvage, Towage and Pilotage.

English, Maltese

2020 – Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Malta University 2021 – Master of Advocacy, Malta University

Zachary is a maritime enthusiast who since his early days has been exposed to the sea and taught the ropes by his closest relatives. He started sailing as a sport when he was just ten years old and nowadays, considers himself a quasi-professional sailor. He participated in the Rolex Middle Sea Race on seven occasions and participated in the Rolex Fastnet Race starting from the Isle of Wight in 2019. Nowadays, as well as sailing himself, he also coaches sailing to young children and teens with one of Malta’s local sailing clubs. Furthermore, he is part of the technical committee of the Malta Sailing Federation assisting with selection of National Team Sailors and other technical decisions in the run up to the Games of the Small States happening in Malta this year. Zachary holds Boatmaster 1, Master of Yacht (80GT), ICC and VHF Master licenses and the TM Nautical License.