Dr. Christopher Attard practices and lectures law in Malta and is the founder of Malta's first virtual law firm LexVirtualis™. He is recognized as a leading expert in Maltese, EU and international immigration law as well as international maritime law.Dr. Chris Attard was educated at St. Aloysius’ College, Birkirkara, Malta (1994-2001). He read law at the University of Malta where he graduated Bachelor of Arts (B.A) summa cum laude in Legal and European Studies in 2004 and was awarded the C. John Colombos Prize for best performance in International Law. He was awarded the Diploma of Notary public in 2005 and graduated Doctor of Laws (LL.D) in 2007 with a thesis entitled “International Maritime Criminal Jurisdiction: A Maltese Perspective”. He furthered his studies by specializing in international maritime law at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, where he wrote a dissertation entitled “The action in rem in the light of recent amendments to the Maltese Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure” and a draft legislation project entitled “An Act to amend the Continental Shelf Act of Malta”. He graduated Master of Laws (LL.M) with distinction in May 2008, and received the Professor Walter Muller Prize for best draft legislation project.After obtaining his warrant in 2008, Dr. Chris Attard began practicing as an Advocate in Malta and Gozo, focusing particularly on immigration law and international maritime law. He has been a full-time lecturer at the University of Malta (Department of Environmental and Resources Law Department, Faculty of Laws) since September 2011. Dr. Attard read law at the University of Oxford and is currently writing a PhD Thesis entitled 'The Status of Submarine Cables and Pipelines under the Contemporary Law of the Sea' at the United Nations - IMO - International Maritime Law Institute.