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Dr Johan Farrugia

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Work Department

Financial Services

Position

Partner

Career

Prior to joining DF Advocates, Johan trained and worked in both civil and criminal litigation in private practice and thereafter, the Malta Financial Services Authority as a legal research analyst within the Regulatory Development Unit whereby he worked on cross-sectoral issues of a macro-prudential nature affecting the financial services industry with particular focus on the banking sector.

Johan ’s principle areas of practice are capital markets, investment services, banking, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), digital markets and digital ledger technology (DLT) related projects.

Languages

Maltese, English, Italian, French

Memberships

Johan is a member of and actively participates in the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) and is also a member of the Legalink Fintech Committee.

Education

St Paul’s Missionary College secondary school , St Aloysius College Sixth form , University of Malta  LL.B. with Philosophy, Dip. Not. Pub, LL.D.(Malta)

Leisure

Travelling , Long Distance Running , Diving , Reading