GVZH Advocates appoints new Partners

Dr Luca Vella and Dr Kurt Hyzler have been admitted as Partners of GVZH Advocates within the firm’s Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Banking and Finance and Financial Services Industry practice groups.

Luca Vella’s practice focuses primarily around corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets, and he has been involved in advising and structuring of numerous bond issues that have been brought to the market by various issuers over the past years. Kurt Hyzler handles mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance transactions and advises a wide spectrum of operators in the financial services industry in Malta. Both Luca and Kurt hold a Masters degree from the University of London.

Commenting on this development within the firm, Dr Andrew J Zammit, Managing Partner of GVZH Advocates said: “These new promotions reflect the firm’s commitment towards a transparent and merit-based career path for professionals that apply themselves to become recognised as leaders in their respective fields. The firm has undergone significant reorganisation initiatives aimed at creating clusters of technical expertise without obstructing clear communication lines across practice groups, and the absorption of new partners within this new organisation structure is meaningful in continuing to drive forward with the implementation of these changes. The addition of Luca and Kurt to the partnership, with their collective energy and enthusiasm, is a welcome development which recognises the tremendous value that they have added to the firm and its clients over the years, enabling them to take a more active role in leading and developing their teams further to support the firm’s exponential growth over the past years.”

About the Firm

GVZH Advocates is a leading law firm composed of top-tier professionals and firmly established in the Maltese legal landscape, built on the values of acumen, integrity and clarity. The firm is composed of 36 legal, tax, compliance and accounting professionals and 20 support staff, and also incorporates GVZH Trustees Limited, a company licensed by the MFSA to act as trustee and co-trustee, and as administrator of private foundations.

The lawyers within the firm handle a wide range of technical research projects, transactions and disputes – varying in size and complexity – servicing clients which include local family-owned businesses, listed multi-national companies doing business in Malta, and global law firms seeking expertise on points of Maltese law.