Camilleri Preziosi, a respected Valletta-based commercial law firm, announced on Monday that it has admitted three new partners - Andrew Caruana Scicluna, Kirsten Debono Huskinson, and Kristina Rapa Manche, whose appointments come into effect from 1st January.

They were welcomed by Louis de Gabriele, Managing Partner at the firm, who commented: “It is with great satisfaction that we announce the admission of three new partners in the firm. Training and developing young lawyers in the CP culture and core values to make partnership over time is part of a strategy of sustained organic growth that has delivered the desired results.”

Dr Caruana Scicluna will be appointed as Partner with responsibilities in the banking and finance team, with particular areas of expertise in asset management and financial regulation.

He read law at the University of Malta, before moving to the London School of Economics, where he graduated with an LL.M in Banking and Financial law.

He joined Camilleri Preziosi as a trainee in 2013, and has been active in advising clients in the asset management, investment funds and financial regulation space. He is also actively involved in M&A, capital markets and corporate finance transactions, involving both local and cross border elements.

Dr Debono Huskinson will be admitted as Partner with responsibilities in the corporate and tax team, with particular areas of expertise in corporate taxation and M&A transactions.

She read law at the University of Malta where she graduated Doctor of Laws in 2013 and in the same year joined the firm as a trainee.

Subsequently, in 2016, she acquired a postgraduate certification from the University of London specialising in corporate and securities law.

Since then, she has been active in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring as well as domestic and international tax advisory and tax restructuring, providing advice particularly in the remit of identifying the implications of local as well as cross-border transactions.

Dr Rapa Manche, will be admitted as Partner in the Dispute Resolution team at Camilleri Preziosi, with particular areas of responsibility in litigation, real estate and construction.  She joined the firm in 2008 after completing an LLM in European Union Law at University College London, having previously read law at the University of Malta from where she graduated as Doctor of Laws in 2007. 

In recent years, her main professional focus has been on litigation, representing various clients from both the private and public sector before the courts and in arbitration, principally in the areas of civil, commercial, EU law, constitutional and public law issues.

“The admission of new partners continues to fuel our growth as a firm and to place us in a position to continue to service the business community, with higher levels of expertise,” added Dr de Gabriele.