Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Services and Banking Law, Trusts & Estate Planning, General Commercial Law and Family Mediation.

Monica Galea John is a partner at Fenech & Fenech Advocates where she heads the Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance Department.

She graduated in 1999 as a Doctor of Laws from the Faculty of Laws of the University of Malta and holds a Masters of Arts in Financial Services from the same university.

Her areas of practice include corporate law, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, financial services and banking law, trusts & estate planning, prevention of money laundering & financial terrorism legislation, general commercial law and family mediation.

She is a member of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners of Malta and sits on the Institute’s two sub-committees related to the Prevention of Money Laundering & Financial Terrorism.

She acts as a Compliance Officer and Company Secretary for a number of financial services entities licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority.

She regularly advises both Maltese licensed and non-licensed clients on their anti-money laundering obligations and is also a frequent contributor in various publications on this area.

She is actively involved in M&A transactions ranging from local private M&A transactions to other large acquisitions with an international element and accordingly has the requisite expertise in all areas of law that are typically relevant to M&A transactions.

Monica has also vast experience in corporate law practice and regularly provides legal advice and assistance in all matters concerning company law including corporate re-structuring and corporate governance.

• Malta Chamber of Advocates • Institute of Financial Services Practitioners • STEP-Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners • Member of the National Council for the Promotion of Equality • Substitute Chairperson on the Local Councils’ Board of Appeal • Lecturer on Business Law at the Malta Association of Credit Management (2008-2010)

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• 2006-2008 M.A Degree in Financial Services, University of Malta. Thesis on “Legal Aspects of the Right to Beneficial Interest in a Trust Context”. • 2005 Successfully attended a course leading to a Certificate in Trust Law and Administration organized by the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners Malta. • 2002-2003 Family Mediation – successfully completed a training course organized by Malta Dispute Management Limited in Family Mediation, accredited by the European Forum for Training and Research in Family Mediation. • 2000 LL.D. Degree conferred by the University of Malta after successfully submitting a thesis on "Company Law – the legal framework governing the competence, liability and accountability of the liquidator.” Awarded warrant to practice in March 2000. • 1997 Diploma Notary Public - University of Malta • 1996 B.A. Legal and Humanistic Studies - Degree conferred by the University of Malta. Main areas covered were Civil Law, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Public International Law and Public Law as well as European Studies.