The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, GVTH Advocates is a second tier firm,

GVTH Advocates is credited for the ‘extremely professional’ service it provides to clients. It is active in banking and finance, and represented a large international company on a public procurement tender and all related financial matters in Malta.

Within Corporate and M&A, GVTH Advocates is a first tier firm,

The ‘sharp, competent and dedicated’ corporate team at GVTH Advocates advised on the acquisition of a major international fast food franchise in Greece, and receives ongoing work from an international hotel chain. The ‘knowledgeable’ and ‘responsive’ Michael Grech is recommended, as is the ‘highly professional’ Albert Grech.

Within Dispute resolution, GVTH Advocates is a second tier firm,

GVTH Advocates handles dispute resolution work for its corporate client base, and has strong expertise in insurance claims. The firm also handles IP litigation.

Within Intellectual property, GVTH Advocates is a first tier firm,

The ‘excellent’ team at GVTH Advocates continued to act for major international brand owners on anti-counterfeiting matters, and was involved in around 15 major seizures, with over 1,000,000 counterfeit items destroyed. The firm also advised two major film production companies on IP issues for motion pictures shot in Malta. The ‘highly responsive’ Michael Grech is recommended.

Within Legal market overview,

There are a number of high-quality boutique firms in Malta, specialising in one or two practice areas, but the larger firms – Camilleri Preziosi Advocates; Fenech & Fenech Advocates; GVTH Advocates; Mamo TCV Advocates and Ganado & Associates – dominate the market. The country’s law firms are typically family businesses.

Within Real estate, GVTH Advocates is a first tier firm,

The ‘extremely professional’ team at GVTH Advocates has assisted a number of local clients in the acquisition and development of land, residential projects and complexes. The firm also handles hotel acquisition work, and continued to advise the investor on the SmartCity Project, the largest foreign investment project in Malta. Joseph Vella and associate Luca Vella are ‘top professionals’.