GVZH Advocates

Andrew is the firm’s managing partner and heads the firm’s corporate, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance practice, being actively involved in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, licensing of financial services businesses with the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and asset-financing transactions. He is particularly active in advising businesses within the TMT space, having pioneered the licensing of various fintech operators in Malta, and led various corporate acquisitions which most notably include the sale of Malta’s largest quad telecoms player and a number of significant online gaming operators.

Andrew currently holds the position of Council Member of the Institute for Financial Services Practitioners.

EDUCATION & COURT ADMISSIONS

Andrew graduated from the University of Malta in 1999 (Doctorate of Laws) and subsequently pursued a Masters of Law degree at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) in the areas of Company Law, Financial Services Regulation, The Law of International Finance and International Trade Law, which he completed successfully in 2000.

MEMBERSHIPS

Malta Chamber of Advocates | International Bar Association | International Tax Planning Association | International Fiscal Association | Employment Law Alliance | International Masters of Gaming Law | Institute for Financial Services Practitioners | FinanceMalta | Malta Maritime Law Association.

LANGUAGES

Andrew is fluent in English, Italian, French and Maltese