Dr Francesca Galea Cavallazzi > Camilleri Preziosi > Valletta, Malta > Lawyer Profile

Camilleri Preziosi
LEVEL 3, VALLETTA BUILDINGS
SOUTH STREET
VALLETTA VLT1103
Malta

Work Department

Corporate and Finance practice group.

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Francesca joined Camilleri Preziosi as a Trainee in June 2008. In 2010, she graduated as Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta after submitting her thesis on the establishment of a regulatory framework for Islamic banking in Malta. She also pursued studies at the University of Tor Vergata at Rome, as part of the Erasmus exchange programme.

Francesca was appointed Junior Associate in 2011 and Associate in 2014. In January 2018, Francesca was appointed Senior Associate.

Her main areas of practice are corporate and financial services litigation, insolvency, corporate law, insurance (both regulatory and transactional), and general commercial law. She has also been involved in M&A transactions. Francesca forms part of the firm’s litigation team and handles matters which typically involve investment services, financial services or regulatory aspects. She also handles corporate and other litigation, particularly where the matter involves a cross-border element. She has also been involved in a number of matters involving the enforcement of foreign judgments, both locally and abroad.

Languages

English, Maltese and Italian

Memberships

  • Interlaw
  • Chamber of Advocates
  • International Bar Association

Education

2010

LL.D. University of Malta, Malta

2007

LL.B. University of Malta, Malta

Lawyer Rankings

Malta > Dispute resolution

(Rising stars)

Francesca Galea CavallazziCamilleri Preziosi

Camilleri Preziosi is ‘by far the best in the field of dispute resolution‘, in the words of one client. The practice continues to handle a high volume of domestic and international commercial arbitration work, particularly for entities in the construction, shipping, banking and insurance sectors. Practice head Marisa Vella stands out for her ‘strong presence in the court room‘, and has an excellent track record in advising on banking, commercial, corporate and shareholder disputes, as well as assisting with appeals against decisions issued by compliance, financial and regulatory authorities. Litigator Kristina Rapa Manche is well versed in advising on constitutional and public law cases and competition law disputes. Senior associate Francesca Galea Cavallazzi is active in corporate and financial services litigation.