Partner
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Development Planning
Frank B. Testa
Frank B. Testa
Frank B. Testa is a Partner at Mamo TCV Advocates. He graduated Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta in 2004, and was called to the Bar in January, 2005. After a couple of years of practice in the financial services industry in the City of London, he returned to Malta concentrate on civil and commercial litigation. In January 2012, he became a partner at Simon Tortell & Associates, until it merged with Mamo TCV in July 2016.
Frank’s main areas of practice include dispute resolution concerning corporate, commercial and real estate matters as well as related transactional work. He has been advising various local and international companies as well as government entities in those fields. Frank has also worked extensively in the regulatory area of hospitality law.
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Arbitration, Mediation and other Dispute Resolution
- Corporate & Commercial
- Real Estate & Construction
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality
Education
- B.A. Legal and Humanistic Studies (2001, University of Malta)
- Doctor of Laws (2004, University of Malta)
Representative Experience
- Counsel for various local investors in actions instituted against local financial servicee providers for mis-selling financial products. Cases still ongoing
- Counsel for major investor in photovoltaic industry via Maltese structures in the context of significant arbitration proceedings cocerning sale of shares in photovoltaic plants
- Counsel for leading local construction companies in various suits involving local developments
- Counsel for consortium made up of foreign and local investors in the successful public procureent bid for the design, build and operation of a local marina
- Advising on the enforcement, restructuring and redrafting of local hospitality legislation
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2005)
- Malta Chamber of Advocates
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Address
MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta
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