About

Provided by Ganado Advocates

Ganado Advocates is a leading commercial law firm with a particular focus on the corporate, financial services and maritime/aviation sectors, predominantly servicing international clients doing business through Malta. The firm also promotes other areas such as tax, pensions, intellectual property, employment and litigation. The firm traces its roots back to the early 1900s, and is today one of Malta’s foremost law practices, consistently ranking as a leading firm in all its core sectors. 

The firm’s financial services and regulatory practices are internationally renowned as country leaders, servicing asset managers and their funds, banks, insurers and reinsurers, pension schemes and funds, investment firms, payment service providers, e-money institutions, fintech operators, blockchain and cryptocurrency service providers, trade finance institutions and other operators in the financial services sphere. The practice covers all corporate, regulatory and transactional work and, in conjunction with lawyers from other practice areas, litigation, dispute resolution, tax and regulatory.

The firm regularly advises on major corporate and capital markets transactions in Malta, for the benefit of international corporate groups and private equity firms. The practice provides the full range of transactional corporate legal services, having long standing experience in assisting foreign clients in establishing local presence across all commercial sectors.

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Malta

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Ganado Advocates remains a powerhouse law firm with an outstanding practice in the field of corporate, financial services and dispute resolution. On the financial services side, the team has a strong focus on investment funds and insurance regulatory matters, as well as acting on bond issuances, IPOs and financing transactions. Ganado advises clients on debt restructuring matters. Other high-level contentious work handled by the firm includes arbitration representation and litigation involving governmental entities. The firm is additionally popular with clients from the telecoms and technology industries for advice on M&A transactions and data protection mandates. Lawyers at the firm have notable expertise in the fields of tax and intellectual property law.

Work Highlights

Provided by Ganado Advocates

  • Ganado Advocates represented D-Marin in its acquisition of a significant majority stake in Marina di Valletta, from Marina di Varazze.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Max Ganado
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Max Ganado
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Senior Statespeople
Max Ganado is a longstanding lawyer who has notable experience assisting clients with regulatory matters in the technology sector.
Andre Zerafa
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Andre Zerafa
1
Band 1
Andre Zerafa is one of the key names for investment funds matters in Malta, assisting clients with the establishment of funds and transactional matters.

Andre is a top lawyer in Malta.

Stephen Attard
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Stephen Attard
Head of Corporate/Commercial
1
Band 1

Stephen Attard is an accomplished lawyer who assists clients with corporate transactions and debt restructuring mandates. He also has experience in tax law, advising on the tax aspects of corporate restructurings, VAT matters and the taxation of dividends.

Stephen is very good on complex cross-border taxation as well as project management. He also responds promptly.

The breadth of his knowledge is most impressive and he knows how to apply it based on the precise needs of his clients.

Conrad Portanier
2
Conrad Portanier
2
Band 2
Conrad Portanier is a prolific lawyer in banking and finance who also assists clients with capital markets matters, including bond issuances.

Conrad offers extensive knowledge in legal, regulatory and commercial matters. His years of expertise in these fields are evident in the quality of legal advice he provides.

Matthew Bianchi
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Matthew Bianchi
2
Band 2
Matthew Bianchi has a strong focus on matters in the insurance sector, including acquisitions and the establishment of new insurance ventures in Malta.

His technical knowledge and ability to manage the most complex of matters are remarkable.

Nicholas Curmi
2
Nicholas Curmi
2
Band 2
Nicholas Curmi is an accomplished lawyer who is active in capital markets mandates, advising clients on IPOs as well as bond and notes issuances.

Nicholas is a leader in capital markets mandates.

Leonard Bonello
3
Leonard Bonello
3
Band 3
Leonard Bonello is an adept lawyer who acts for banks on corporate financing matters and on the issuance of notes.

Leonard is an excellent lawyer with good judgement and strong, substantive knowledge.

Nikolai Muscat Farrugia
3
Nikolai Muscat Farrugia
3
Band 3
Nikolai Muscat Farrugia is a highly regarded lawyer who assists clients with a range of transactions, including corporate finance and M&A.

Nikolai is very thorough and he has excellent knowledge of the Maltese market.

Simon Schembri
3
Simon Schembri
3
Band 3
Simon Schembri is an adept lawyer who assists clients with corporate transactions, including due diligence processes and M&A.

He is always able to deliver the desired results.

Simon offers good collaboration and quick response times.

Matthew Brincat
4
Matthew Brincat
4
Band 4
Matthew Brincat is praised by a number of sources for his ability to handle employment law matters.

Matthew provides very good advice, principally on employment-related matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
Ganado Advocates

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Malta

Corporate/Commercial

Max Ganado
S
Max Ganado
S
Senior Statespeople
Stephen Attard
1
Stephen Attard
Head of Corporate/Commercial
1
Band 1
Nikolai Muscat Farrugia
3
Nikolai Muscat Farrugia
3
Band 3
Simon Schembri
3
Simon Schembri
3
Band 3
Matthew Brincat
4
Matthew Brincat
4
Band 4
Financial Services

Max Ganado
S
Max Ganado
S
Senior Statespeople
Andre Zerafa
1
Andre Zerafa
1
Band 1
Conrad Portanier
2
Conrad Portanier
2
Band 2
Matthew Bianchi
2
Matthew Bianchi
2
Band 2
Nicholas Curmi
2
Nicholas Curmi
2
Band 2
Leonard Bonello
3
Leonard Bonello
3
Band 3

Members

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Adrian Gabarretta

Annalise Papa

Antoine G Cremona

Christine Cassar Naudi

James Farrugia

Louis Cassar Pullicino

Nicholas Curmi

Nikolai Muscat Farrugia

Paul Micallef Grimaud