Andrew Massa
Lead Senior Associate
Deguara Farrugia Advocates
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Celia Mifsud
Partner
Filippo Maria Arcaleni
Associate and Head of Business Development
Jean Farrugia
Dr Farrugia is a qualified lawyer and partner with DF Advocates. Having considerable experience acting as a transactional lawyer, he specialises in financial services and corporate law with a special focus on funds and investment services (both from a regulatory and transactional perspective), banking law, corporate restructurings (including cross-border restructurings), joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and equity issues, IPOs and general corporate advisory work. Jean also has particular expertise in privatisations of state owned entities, and similar domestic and international tender and licensing processes. Dr Farrugia has advised major local and international companies such as banks, insurance companies, private equity firms, funds and investment advisors/asset management companies in the setting up and licensing and/or listing process, and ongoing compliance work as well in transactional and operational related issues. He also occupies a number of posts as director on the boards of a number of financial institutions where he also acts as compliance and/or money laundering reporting officer thereby acting as liaison between such licensed entities and the regulator (the Malta Financial Services Authority). Dr Farrugia has also formed part of the legal team entrusted with the drafting of laws and regulations relating to gaming legislation and insurance directives. He has also co-authored reports intended for the EU Commission relating to the implementation of EU Directives into Maltese Law including Public Procurement Legislation in Malta.
Jonathan Thompson
Jonathan is a qualified lawyer and partner with DF Advocates. He heads the Civil Law and Litigation Department of the Firm.
Kevin Deguara
Dr Kevin Deguara is a qualified lawyer and the managing partner of DF Advocates – a Malta-based law firm advising clients on general and complex business transactions and assisting in disputes across a range of industries and sectors.
Maria Paloma Deguara
Her principal areas of practice comprise of corporate law, general commercial law, foundations and trusts, competition, intellectual property, education, aviation, gaming and tax law. As a transactional lawyer, Dr Deguara has advised and assisted local and foreign clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, group restructuring, the setting up and operation of licensed gaming companies, the setting up and operation of licensed education institutes and universities, as well as advising and assisting clients on various corporate and commercial matters relating to her areas of practice. She also advises and assists clients on general ongoing compliance work and transactional and operational related issues. Dr Deguara has also been a member of the legal team advising both bidders as well as the Government of Malta in a number of privatisation processes of state owned entities and government concessions, including various concessions for the operation of marinas in Malta and Gozo and the process leading to the concession for the operation of land casinos in Malta and Gozo. She has also advised and assisted clients in connection with the establishment of an international medical school in Gozo and is a member of the legal team advising clients on the setting up and operation of an international university in Malta
Marlon Borg
Marlon is a qualified lawyer and partner with DF Advocates