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Catherine Formosa

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Work Department

Banking and Finance

Position

Catherine Formosa is a Senior Associate within Ganado Advocates’ banking and finance team, assisting banks and financial institutions in financing transactions and other banking operations. Catherine also advises in relation to corporate governance issues, regulatory matters, retail banking and corporate and commercial matters.

Catherine joined the firm after 16 years working within the banking industry. As Bank of Valletta Group Company Secretary, she was Secretary to the BOV Board and the MSV Life Board and to the respective Board Committees. She was also a member on a number of management committees. Whilst at legal office, Catherine advised the bank on different legal matters, both in relation to its corporate as well as its retail business. She represented the bank on external committees in relation to financial services legislative initiatives and regularly trained staff on civil and commercial law issues and on banking law developments. Catherine is also a visiting lecturer and an examiner at the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta.

Career

Ganado Advocates, Senior Associate: 2017
Ganado Advocates, Consultant: 2016
University of Malta, Visiting Lecturer and Examiner for the Faculty of Laws: 2011 to date
Bank of Valletta Group and MSV Life plc, Company Secretary: 2009
Bank of Valletta, Head Legal Advice: 2000
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Lawyer Tax and Legal: 1996

Languages

English, Maltese, French and Italian

Memberships

Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta
Member of the Chamber of Advocates

Education

Certificate in Trust Law and Administration, 2004 (Malta)
Doctor of Laws (LL.D), 1999 (Malta)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A), 1996 (Malta)