Dr Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre

Dr. Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Biography

Dr. Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre is Gauci-Maistre Xynou’s Managing Partner, having co-founded the firm in 2015. Jean-Pie’s focus throughout his career has been in different areas in the maritime industry. Following stints with EU Commission cabinet for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs and the internationally renowned ship management company, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited, he moved to Malta to head the legal department of GM International Services Limited.

With GMX he specialises in Ship and Yacht Registrations under the Malta Flag as well as Ship and Yacht Finance. With the amendments of Maltese Aviation Law in recent years, he has also focused on the firm’s aviation practice.

Jean-Pie is also a lecturer at different institutions and universities, including the World Maritime University.

Pratice Areas

Aviation
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Shipping
Yachting

Career:

Following seven years heading the Legal Department at GM International Services Limited and GM Corporate & Fiduciary Services Limited, Jean-Pie co-founded Gauci-Maistre Xynou in 2015 and acts as Managing Partner thereof.

Languages:

English, Maltese, Italian

Member:

Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta
Member of the Chamber of Advocates, Malta
Member of the International Bar Association
Member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Member of the Malta Maritime Law Association
Member of the Maritime Legislative Advisory Council
Member of the Malta Institute of Taxation
Member of the Association of Ship Agents
Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
Member of the Connecticut Maritime Association
Member of the Young Maritime Professionals
Member of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners

Education:

Introduction to the Virtual Financial Assets Act course, Institute of Financial Services Practitioners – IFSP (2018)
Master of Science (Ship Management), World Maritime University (2009)
Qualifying Examinations, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (2009)
Diploma in Taxation, Malta Institute of Taxation (2013)
Doctor of Laws, University of Malta (2008)
Bachelor of in Legal and Humanistic Studies, University of Malta (2005)