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General Business Law - Gibraltar
What the Team is Known For
Hassans occupies a prominent position in the Gibraltarian legal landscape and boasts a team that includes high-profile individuals who are considered market leaders in various sectors, including insurance, gaming and fintech. The firm assists with regulatory and corporate matters for trusts, funds and asset managers, and it has experience handling significant M&A transactions. Hassans negotiates real estate sales, lease agreements and development contracts for residential projects. The firm's disputes team has a similarly broad remit, which ranges from the management of employment disputes through to high-profile defamation cases and insolvency proceedings.
Strengths
Hassans' depth of knowledge and available resources are second to none. It offers a reliable and efficient service.
Hassans has some of the highest-calibre lawyers in Gibraltar. They can address complexity and demonstrate sophistication in their solutions.
Work Highlights
Hassans advised HM Government of Gibraltar on the refinancing of a GBP500 million facility from RBSI.
Notable practitioners
Michael Castiel is a consultant at Hassans and plays a supporting role in various corporate and tax structuring mandates.
James Levy KC has long been considered a star individual in the Gibraltar legal market. He has considerable experience in corporate and commercial law, with particular expertise in funds, trusts and tax matters, as well as real estate transactions.
He's an extremely experienced lawyer across many disciplines, and he has a photographic memory, which is extremely useful.
James Levy is a superb, trusted advisor.
Aaron Payas leads the firm's funds practice and advises on a host of regulatory topics in the sector. He is also knowledgeable in matters involving cryptocurrency and blockchain, advising on e-money and DLT licences, establishing experienced investor funds and registering VASPs.
Aaron Payas is an excellent lawyer with real commercial aptitude.
He is a veritable encyclopaedia when it comes to regulations in Gibraltar and the Eurozone. He is completely on top of things.
Daniel Feetham KC has an outstanding reputation in the disputes space, frequently representing clients in insolvency and tax matters.
Daniel Feetham is a very gifted, sharp lawyer.
Daniel is a very accomplished lawyer.
Ian is a top-notch lawyer.
Ian Felice is a leading corporate and commercial lawyer in Gibraltar.
James Lasry heads the firm's financial services practice. He has market-leading experience assisting with the establishment of protected cell companies. He is also knowledgeable in tokenisation platforms and VASP licenses.
James Lasry is a leading funds lawyer in Gibraltar.
Lewis Baglietto is an excellent advocate and an excellent commercial and company lawyer. He very quickly gets to the heart of complex questions.
Vikram is very responsive and approachable, and provides highly reliable, accessible and commercial advice on all aspects of company and commercial law.
Isaac Levy is particularly active in the corporate and commercial law arena, advising on business combinations as well as real estate transactions, including on the finance aspects.
Isaac Levy is an extremely gifted commercial negotiator.
He is a sound lawyer with strong commercial awareness.
Nicholas Howard heads Hassans' property department. He is highly regarded for his experience handling real estate development projects and transactions across a wide range of property types.
Nicholas Howard is approachable, focused and efficient.
When he talks, everyone listens and then very quickly falls in line. Gravitas and knowledge meet to deliver a lawyer that oozes confidence and calm.
Anthony Provasoli is deputy head of the firm's financial services group. He is highly regarded for his expertise in acting for cryptocurrency companies.
Anthony is a fantastic lawyer with an in-depth knowledge of the Gibraltar financial services regulatory framework.
Gilbert Licudi KC leads the Trusts department at the firm and handles a broad array of contentious mandates, including shipping and employment disputes.
Moshe Levy is active in a range of commercial and regulatory contentious matters, and is praised for his mediation and arbitration prowess.
He has a very sharp mind and a great facility for assimilating complex factual scenarios and remaining on top as new developments emerge.
Moshe Levy is an expert litigator.
Tim is a reliable international finance lawyer well suited to complex matters.
Tim is a pleasure to work with and has a good sense of market terms in Gibraltar.
Valerie Holliday is a consultant at Hassans who attracts recognition for her experience in the financial services sector. She has notable regulatory expertise in topics related to licences and e-money.
Valerie Holliday is a very highly regarded lawyer in the banking industry.
Andrew Montegriffo is a corporate lawyer with extensive experience in cross-border matters. He regularly assists clients from the gaming sector with commercial mandates, such as restructurings and note issuances.
Andrew Montegriffo is extremely responsive.
He is an excellent litigator. You certainly want Darren working in your corner on any commercial dispute.
Darren Martinez is a helpful and gifted lawyer.