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𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 2025 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 📣 Explore the Malta Budget 2025 key measures by following the below link -> https://lnkd.in/daWnahKX 🖊️ Prepared by the WH Partners Tax team #ThinkingAhead #MaltaBudget2025

Today we hosted the seminar “Disputes in the gaming industry – common themes and pitfalls”. Led by Davinia Cutajar, Jonathan Muscat and Kirstin Abela Caruana, the seminar delved into B2B, B2C, administrative, public law and employment disputes. #ThinkingAhead #disputes #gaming #B2B #B2C #PublicLaw #employment

We are pleased to have acted for Chiliz and Socios.com in securing an in principle regulatory approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) for a class 3 Virtual Financial Assets Act (VFAA) licence. Well done to our Fintech team Joseph F Borg, Gaby Zammit, Galyna Podoprikhina 👏👏👏 #ThinkingAhead #Fintech

Thank you, James Scicluna, for closing it out on Day 4 of #Rome2024! During our last sessions, James lead a discussion on Bill 55 and its Impact on International iGaming Regulations. The panel explored the origins and application of Malta’s Bill 55 on iGaming operators licensed in Malta. The panelists, Marc Dunbar, Carl Brincat, Dr. Joerg Hofmann, and Nicholas Aquilina, discussed its immediate impact within the European Union and the UK as well as its potential implications around the world. Thank you all so much for the insightful discussion and making our last session a great one!

Our second to last panel during #Rome2024 was lead by Diane Mullenex on Best Practices for Cybersecurity. This panel explored the best practices across different jurisdictions for casino cybersecurity and by prioritizing these best practices, casinos can maintain the trust with their customers and employees and ensure that personal data is sufficiently protected. Diane was joined by WH Partners' Olga Finkel, Frieder Backu, Rob Griffin, and Colm Callanan. What a timely topic as the rise of cyber-attacks continues to increase!

𝐖𝐇 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐇 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐌𝐆𝐋 - 𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 James Scicluna, Olga Finkel, Robert Zammit, Robert Skalina, Quirino Mancini, Andrea Marchetti, Cosmina Maria Simion, Alina Tace, and Ewa Lejman are attending the International Masters of Gaming Law - International Association of Gaming Regulators 2024 Autumn conference in Rome. The conference has attracted a record number of delegates, totalling over 450. ➡️ Quirino Mancini delivered the Opening Remarks and chaired “The Local Picture: Gambling in Italy” panel  ➡️ Olga Finkel joined the “Best Practices for Casino Cybersecurity” panel discussion  ➡️ James Scicluna chaired the “Bill 55 and its Impact on International iGaming Regulations” panel  ➡️ Cosmina Maria Simion moderated the “Sports Integrity” panel  ➡️ Andrea Marchetti was a speaker part of the “Navigating Through the Challenging Waters of Regulatory Approvals for Mergers and Acquisitions and Initial Public Offerings” panel discussion #ThinkingAhead #WHPartners #IMGL #IMGL24

Fabrizio Speranza delivered a seminar on trusts and foundations in Malta. The seminar took place in Rome. The discussion addressed important aspects including the legal framework, compliance, AML and fiscal considerations surrounding trusts and foundations. #ThinkingAhead #trusts #foundations

We are proud to announce the opening of a new office in Rome, Italy. 🇮🇹 WH Partners Italy will operate under the leadership of Quirino Mancini and Andrea Marchetti Quirino Mancini is one of the leading Italian sports, media and gambling lawyers, having over 20 years of partner level experience. He acts for many online and land-based companies operating in Italy and internationally, advising them on legal, licensing, regulatory compliance, and other operational matters. Andrea Marchetti is a seasoned corporate and M&A attorney with extensive experience across a wide range of industries including new technologies, energy, and manufacturing. He has successfully advised clients on complex mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, specializing in cross-border transactions. "We are excited to launch WH Partners Italy and welcome Quirino, Andrea and the rest of the team to our firm. Our partnership is built on a long-standing professional relationship with them. We have worked with both Quirino and Andrea for many years and have been consistently impressed by their commitment to deliver outstanding results for clients. Recognizing that our clients need an evermore multi-jurisdictional approach, we believe this is a significant step forward in growing our firm’s international reach in a manner which strategically benefits our clients.” - James Scicluna, Co-Founder & Managing Partner (Global) "It is a true pleasure to join WH Partners, a firm known for its global outlook, forward thinking approach, and commitment to clients. The Italian legal market is complex and full of opportunities at the same time. I have worked closely with the WH Partners team for years; thus, our partnership is a natural fit, and we are excited to be able to service clients across multiple jurisdictions." - Quirino Mancini, Partner & Director WH Partners Italy "We’ve built a practice in Italy that’s adept at navigating the intricacies of both local and international legal landscapes, and now we have the opportunity to leverage WH Partners' resources and experience to better serve our clients. We join a dynamic organization that values innovation to offer globally informed legal services. My partners and I look forward to establishing the Italy office as one key part of the firm's international network.” Andrea Marchetti Partner & Director WH Partners Italy ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dYVs8NW8 #ThinkingAhead #WHPartnersItaly

Highlights from today’s “Competition and Data Privacy: Compliance, Prevention and Enforcement” event held in Bucharest, Romania. Key takeaways included practical insights on competition risks, competition infringements, ensuring compliance, proof standard in competition disputes, as well as data subject access requests, security incidents & breach management and non-compliance consequence. Speakers: Irina Corcoveanu, Adriana Brincat Scicluna, Rachel Vella Baldacchino, Anca Liana Caraiola-Buftea, Patrick Massa, Petruș Partene The event was hosted by WH Simion & Partners in partnership with WH Partners Malta. #ThinkingAhead #competition #dataprivacy

𝐖𝐇 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐌𝐆𝐋 - 𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐑 2024 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 📣 James Scicluna, Olga Finkel, Robert Zammit, Robert Skalina, Cosmina Maria Simion, Alina Tace and Ewa Lejman will be attending the IMGL - IAGR 2024 Autumn conference in Rome next week. The conference has attracted a record number of delegates, totalling over 450. Olga will be speaking on Cybersecurity, on a panel chaired by Diane Mullenex, and with Frieder Backu, Colm Callanan and Rob Griffin. Cosmina will chair a panel on Sports Integrity with the participation of Yanica Sant, Ludovico Calvi, Cristian Radu and Eugenia Chidhakwa. James will chair a panel on cross border enforcement of judgements in the gambling industry, with the participation of Marc Dunbar, Nicholas Aquilina, Carl Brincat and Dr. Joerg Hofmann. #ThinkingAhead #IMGL #IAGR #Rome