Dr Sharon Xuereb > Camilleri Preziosi > Valletta, Malta > Lawyer Profile
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SOUTH STREET
VALLETTA VLT1103
Malta
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Dr Sharon Xuereb
Work Department
Regulatory, EU and Litigation practice group
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Sharon’s main practice areas are Media and Communications Law, laws on Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Privacy Law. She also forms part of the firm’s litigation team. Sharon retains interests in Cyberspace Law, Computer Law, Electronic Commerce, and the regulation of Online Gaming and Betting. In fact, she concentrated on these areas in her postgraduate studies at Queen Mary, University of London. In partial fulfilment of her LL.M. there, Sharon submitted a thesis on the regulation of online gaming and betting entitled “Legal Protection of State Monopolies over Online Gaming: A critical appraisal of the implications of recent ECJ decisions on EU Remote Gaming”. Sharon graduated as Doctor of Laws at the University of Malta in December 2009 after submitting her thesis entitled “Evolving Legal Frameworks: Defamation in Cyberspace”.
Sharon is a regular speaker at Intellectual Property and ICT conferences. She leads various training courses on the new General Data Protection Regulation. Sharon is also a lecturer at Middlesex University where she teaches an E-Commerce and Information Technology Law module to Master students reading for an MSc in Business Information Systems and Data Science.
Sharon has a keen interest in the legal implications of disruptive technologies, such as crypto currencies, blockchain, quantum technologies, AI and crowd funding.
Languages
English, Maltese and Italian
Memberships
- Interlaw
- Chamber of Advocates
- International Bar Association
- International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
- Malta IT Law Association (MITLA)
Education
2010
LL.M. Computer and Communications Law, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
2009
Doctor of Laws, University of Malta, Malta
2007
Diploma of Notary Public, University of Malta, Malta
2006
LL.B. – Bachelors of Laws with European Studies, University of Malta, Malta
Lawyer Rankings
Malta > Intellectual property
(Rising stars)Steve Decesare leads the ‘very talented‘ team at Camilleri Preziosi. The IP practice has a solid track record in handling registration, enforcement and regulatory IP matters in Malta. Senior associate Sharon Xuereb garners praise for her ‘impressive depth of legal knowledge‘, and is well versed in handling transactional IP mandates for clients in the telecoms, food and beverage, aviation, financial services and gaming sectors. Associate Alexia Valenzia is ‘a skilled professional with a wealth of positive attributes‘.
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