Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates

The firm: Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates is one of the top-ranked firms throughout The Legal 500 Malta.  With offices in Malta’s legal and financial capital city, Valletta, the firm is recognised as key player offering legal, tax and corporate services.

Providing a full spectrum of in-house client-focused services, Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates advises high-net-worth individuals and their families, as well as both small and large corporations, with all their needs. The firm’s success in this area is notable as a result of its exponential growth and expansion across various emerging industries.  Despite its growth, now consisting of a team of over 170 people, the firm is dedicated to providing personalised services to its clients and being the go-to advisory firm for individuals seeking a first class service.

The firm enjoys sound management, a fresh outlook, and state-of-the-art practice management technology which was built in-house and with a client-centric advisory focus. Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates is well positioned to service clients ranging from high-net-worth individuals and families, owner-managed companies to Fortune 500 companies.

Areas of practice
Family and wealth: Chetcuti Cauchi helps HNW families structure their family wealth and business interests in a sustainable legal and tax-optimised manner. It also helps set up family investment and co-investment platforms and helps implement listing and exit strategies.

Residency and citizenship law: its immigration team assists people wishing to relocate and retire to Malta using the appropriate Malta programme, whether this involves the attainment of citizenship or through one of the current residency programmes.

Yachts, aircraft and art: Chetcuti Cauchi holds strong ties with surveyors, yacht management companies, financial institutions, insurance companies and banks which allow it to provide a one-stop-shop service from Malta. The main aim behind its art law team is to provide the artistic and creative industry with practical legal advice and assistance.

Tax: Chetcuti Cauchi’s tax advisory practice specialises exclusively in tax advisory matters. Its experience ranges from corporate and personal tax, property and value-added tax, through to e-commerce tax, energy tax, trusts and estate planning, investment funds tax and tax disputes.

Corporate law and corporate finance: the firm counsels clients in complex transactions including mergers, sales and purchases of shares and assets, tender offers, exchange offers, and leveraged buy-outs.

Gaming, IP and ICT law: its IP, ICT and gaming practice offers an all-inclusive and holistic service to its clients that is in line with clients’ intricate personal and business legal requirements.

Financial services: its specialist expertise and financial knowledge enables its advisors to provide results-driven commercial advice to financial entities on some of their most complex transactions and to help them address some of their most challenging business issues.

Corporate services: the firm provides full corporate tax services, company administrators, compliance services and training to companies setting up within Malta.

Property: its real estate lawyers and planning experts provide advice on residential, commercial, mixed and industrial real estate purchase and leasing. It also provides consulting services on residential, tourism and industrial real estate development.

Shipping and aviation: its specialised aviation team consists of legal advisors, accountants and tax specialists drawn from its transport, corporate and tax practices who have an unparalleled span and depth of knowledge in the transportation industries. Its consultants provide results-driven practical counsel to its aviation clients on some of their most elaborate and unique transactions.

Commercial: the firm always helps its clients to identify simple, practical solutions, and prefers to avoid costly and time-consuming litigation whenever possible. It understands that its clients need effective, commercially savvy legal advice.