Andre Zerafa

Practice Areas

André Zerafa is the managing partner of the firm and co-heads the investment services and funds practice. André advises promoters on various corporate, regulatory and other legal issues around the operation and licensing of asset management firms, administrators, custodians, prime brokers and securitisation vehicles. He specialises in the structuring and establishment of alternative investment funds.

André assists institutional investors and financial firms in doing business in Malta through various types of structures. He is one of the leaders of the firm’s energy, sustainability and ESG practice and he also sits on the board of Ganado SARL.

André chairs the Wealth/Asset Management Pillar within the Malta Financial Services Advisory Council (MFSAC). He acts as a council member of the Maltese Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) and is an external examiner and tutor at the University of Malta (Faculty of Laws).

André is an ACAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.

Career

Ganado Advocates, Managing Partner: 2021

Ganado Advocates, Partner: 2009

Ganado Advocates, Senior Associate: 2007

Ganado Advocates, Associate: 2000

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta

Member of the Chamber of Advocates

Member of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners

Member of the International Bar Association

Languages Spoken

English

Italian

Maltese