James Scicluna

Co-Founder & Managing Partner and Head of Corporate/M&A · WH Partners

MaltaCorporate / M&A, Commercial ContractsEnglish, Italian, French, Maltese

About

James Scicluna is Co-Founder & Managing Partner and Head of Corporate/M&A at WH Partners in Malta. He advises organisations—particularly in gaming & gambling, sports, real estate and hospitality & leisure—on M&A, corporate finance, company law, gambling regulation, IPR licensing, sponsorship and brand protection, and also advises on estate planning and succession.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACommercial ContractsCorporate FinanceGaming & GamblingIntellectual PropertyInsolvency & Restructuring

Office

Malta

WH Partners · Co-Founder & Managing Partner and Head of Corporate/M&A

Malta

Expertise

Gaming & GamblingSportsReal EstateHospitality & LeisureM&ACorporate FinanceGambling RegulationIPR LicensingSponsorshipBrand Development & ProtectionEstate Planning & Succession

Education

LLM in International Business Law (with distinction), University College London (Chevening Scholarship, 2004)
Doctor of Laws, University of Malta
Bachelor of Arts in Law & Sociology, University of Malta

Admissions

Admitted to the Bar, Malta (2004)
Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales (2007)

Languages

EnglishItalianFrenchMaltese