Founder & Advocate · B.Sc., M.Sc., LL.B., M.Adv., Dip. AML (ICA)
Dr Antonello Cuschieri founded Cuschieri Advocates in 2024. He combines private legal practice with nearly two decades of hands-on experience inside regulated businesses, so his advice is grounded in how compliance and governance work in practice, not only in theory.
Experience
Antonello began his career in the public service, spending three years as eSecurity Project Coordinator at the then Ministry for Investment, Industry and Information Technology. In 2007 he moved into fraud prevention in the online gaming industry, rising from analyst to manager and leading fraud teams across Malta and the UK. He went on to hold senior risk, compliance and leadership roles in the remote gaming industry, overseeing finance, IT, HR, legal and compliance, risk and corporate governance.
He has served as Money Laundering Reporting Officer for operations in Malta, Spain, Germany and Italy. In 2023 he was nominated for AML Professional of the Year at the VIXIO awards.
Areas of practice
- Gaming law and regulation, including MGA licensing and B2B authorisations
- AML/CFT compliance, audits and MLRO support
- Corporate and commercial law, governance and transactions
- Employment law, including Industrial Tribunal proceedings
- Civil and criminal litigation
Qualifications and credentials
- Master of Advocacy (M.Adv.) and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), University of Malta
- M.Sc., University of Liverpool
- B.Sc. (Hons) Computing and Information Systems, London Metropolitan University
- Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering, International Compliance Association (ICA)
- Warranted Advocate in Malta
- UK Gambling Commission Personal Management Licence
- Alderney Gambling Control Commission Key Individual certificate
How he works
Antonello works directly with every client, from first consultation to resolution. Initial consultations are available in person in Birkirkara or by video call for clients abroad.