Our Family Office Lawyers

Senior private client lawyer specialising in global citizenship and European residency programmes, Maltese Citizenship by Merit, family office structuring, international tax, trusts and estate planning.  Jean-Philippe has advised some of the world's most accomplished ultra-HNWIs and their family offices, lawyers, private banks, and wealth managers.

Priscilla is a private client lawyer who heads the Families & Wealth and Corporate, Trusts & Fintech practice groups at Chetcuti Cauchi. She specialises in wealth structuring and preservation for business families and high net worth individuals and cooperates with legal and tax advisors worldwide to plan, set up and maintain corporate structure representing an international footprint. Priscilla also advises on residence and citizenship.

Leading real estate lawyer specialising exclusively in high-value property law. Maria advises private investors, developers, and multinational clients on all aspects of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, leasing, and financing of residential, commercial, and mixed-use assets. Her expertise spans title due diligence, contract negotiation, structuring, and regulatory compliance, with a strong focus on secure and sustainable investments. Renowned for her strategic foresight and transactional precision, Maria focuses on luxury residences and large-scale commercial developments. She enables clients to navigate Malta’s real estate landscape securely and efficiently - from project inception to completion.

Magdalena Velkovska, Director, Private Client Tax at Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, specialises in private clients tax and global mobility solutions for entrepreneurs and their families. Her expertise spans tax, private wealth and immigration services, with a focus on residency and non-domicile status, tax residency, special tax statuses, and cross-border private tax planning.

Joanna and her team assist international clients in setting up their trusts, holding companies, and business entities in Malta and other jurisdictions.

Charlene works within the firm's licenced corporate services arm, assisting with the setting up of  companies in Malta, providing corporate compliance and corporate administration services, and executing corporate structuring projects.