Leading legal firm, WH Partners, has appointed two new partners: Davinia Cutajar, who focuses on corporate services, trusts and foundations and citizenship, residence and immigration; and Fabrizio Speranza, who heads the firm’s Italian desk and works on trusts, foundations and commercial law.

In a statement, the firm said that Dr Cutajar will “support the continued development of the Corporate, Trusts, Foundation and Relocation practice areas and will work closely with the firm’s Real Estate and Dispute Resolution practice groups.”

In the meantime, Dr Speranza “will continue to have a lead role in relationship management with the firm’s Italian clients, private clients, and will focus on the growth of WH Partners’ Trusts and Foundation practice areas together with Davinia.”

Co-Managing Partner, James Scicluna, praised both, saying these appointments will “strengthen our capacity to deliver top, international standard support to clients at a difficult, challenging time for all. I am looking forward to our continued work together.”

Talking more specifically, he said that, while Dr Cutajar had only joined the firm recently, she had already proven her mettle, and shown that she has “the organisational and technical skills required of a partner at our firm.” Dr Speranza has been working for the firm for over two years, and “his ability to seamlessly and thoroughly deal with our Italian clients, as well as important private clients of our firm are unquestionable,” he said.

Before joining WH, Dr Cutajar was the Managing Partner of a law firm in Malta specialising in corporate law and financial services, employment law, relocation services and yacht and trademark registration. She started out as a litigation lawyer, and possesses a Doctorate of Laws from the University of Malta. 

Dr Speranza has worked extensively in Malta and in Italy. He graduated in law from the University of Siena and is a member of both Livorno’s Bar and Malta’s Chamber of Advocates, as well as a member of Malta’s STEP Executive Committee.