MALTA Law and Practice Contributed by: Antoine Cremona, Louis Cassar Pullicino, Clement Mifsud-Bonnici and Yasmine Ellul, Ganado Advocates
Ganado Advocates is Malta’s leading commercial law firm servicing international clients doing busi - ness in or through Malta; it has a particular focus on corporate, financial services, maritime/aviation, and dispute resolution, and has one of the leading dispute resolution practices in the jurisdiction. In international commercial and investment arbitration matters, Ga - nado Advocates has been engaged to represent cli - ents under the leading sets of rules in Europe and
beyond. The firm regularly assists in the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards, set - ting-aside proceedings, interim and injunctive relief proceedings, as well as providing expert evidence on Maltese law in various arbitration proceedings. The team has a significant breadth of experience in mat - ters relating to proceedings under the New York Con - vention and matters relating to sovereign immunity in international commercial arbitration.
Authors
Antoine Cremona heads the dispute resolution practice at Ganado Advocates. He regularly represents clients in commercial litigation and international commercial arbitration proceedings, with a special focus on
Clement Mifsud-Bonnici is a senior associate at Ganado Advocates. He assists clients in contentious matters with a special focus on issues involving competition, state aid, public procurement and regulatory
construction contracts, shareholder disputes and commercial contracts. Antoine also has significant experience in public procurement and construction law. Antoine was admitted to the Maltese Bar in 2004, is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (recently reconfirmed for the 2024-27 mandate), a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), and a member of the ICCA and of the IBA Committee on Arbitration.
law. Clement represents clients in public procurement cases before the Public Contracts Review Board and the Court of Appeal (Superior Jurisdiction) in Malta and also the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg. He has represented clients before the Office for Competition in antitrust investigations, advocacy requests and merger control matters. Clement was admitted to the Maltese bar in 2014. Clement also has significant experience in corporate and shareholder litigation and international arbitration under ICC, LCIA and Malta Arbitration Rules.
Louis Cassar Pullicino is a consultant at Ganado Advocates and is an experienced litigator specialising in commercial litigation. Louis is particularly active in admiralty and shipping, banking, corporate,
Yasmine Ellul is an advocate within Ganado Advocates’ litigation and dispute resolution team. She regularly assists clients from various industries in civil and commercial disputes, with a special focus on cross-border
insolvency, insurance, telecommunications, pensions and contractual disputes with an international dimension. He has over 30 years’ experience in advising numerous banking institutions and has been involved in complex marine and commercial litigation and arbitration cases. Louis regularly represents clients in international commercial arbitrations and has acted as president and co-arbitrator in several international arbitrations. He led the dispute resolution practice for over thirty years and held the position of managing partner at Ganado Advocates between 2015 and 2021.
litigation, international commercial and investment arbitration, and the cross-border enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Yasmine also has a particular interest in the evolving intersection of technology and law, having conducted extensive research on the impact of emerging technologies such as the metaverse and blockchain on international arbitration. Yasmine was admitted to the Maltese bar in 2023.
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