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Mark Fenech

Consultant
Mark is a Consultant at Fenech & Fenech Advocates. He heads the firm’s Ship Finance department and is a member of the Ship Registration and Corporate law department. His areas of expertise include ship registration & finance; project & asset finance; commercial.

Mark has practiced in the area of ship finance since 1996, and has gained considerable experience in advising various international banks as lenders in different transactions involving Mortgages registered over Malta-flag vessels.

He has also advised Maltese and non-Maltese shipping companies in their capacity as borrowers and mortgagors and has also given advice and issued legal opinions on security documents governed by Maltese Law involving the registration of Maltese mortgages.

He has vast experience on the Maltese law aspects in relation to security documentation connected with financings granted by major international Banks to Maltese corporate borrowers, leading up to the legal registration of Maltese Statutory Mortgages against the respective Malta flag vessels.

Languages: Maltese, English, Italian

Career Highlights

April 2023 Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Consultant

January 1982 Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Partner

Education

University of Malta

1982 – Doctor of Laws (LL.D.). Title of doctoral thesis “The Lifting of the Corporate Veil: A Comparative Study”.

University of Malta

1980 – Diploma of Notary Public

RANKINGS
Shipping | Senior Statespeople
Chambers Europe Shipping | Band 1
Shipping | Tier 1
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Testimonials
"Mark supervised the transaction with all the due care we could expect from a top tier firm”
Chambers Europe 2025 | Shipping - Senior Statesman
"The team at Fenech & Fenech Advocates is composed of lawyers who are both passionate and professional about their job in assisting clients. The detail in which they explore the issues and cases is exceptional."
Legal 500 2025 | Shipping - Leading Partner
”Mark Fenech offers substantial expertise in handling ship financing mandates for financial institutions, international freight companies and yacht owners. “He has a lot of experience and he’s a reliable partner,” says one client appreciating his “quick and to-the-point answers.”
Chambers Europe
"Mark Fenech is the clear choice for anyone who seeks clear and efficient advice on shipping finance transactions in Malta."
Chamber Europe 2024 | Shipping - Senior Statesman
"Mark Fenech is an established expert in ship finance."
Legal 500 2024 | Shipping - Leading Partner
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