John Refalo

Practice Areas

John leads Refalo Advocates' commercial law practice and advises on contentious and transactional matters.

Career

John graduated as a lawyer from the University of Malta in 1996 and was admitted to the Bar the following year.

Professional Memberships

Dr. John Refalo is a member of the International Bar Association, the Malta Maritime Law Association and the ShipArrested.com community.

Personal

John Refalo is a well-known litigator having over 20 years’ experience representing clients in litigation and arbitration in various fora, both at a local and international level. His experience includes representation of clients in all Courts and Tribunals in Malta, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice. He regularly represents clients in arbitrations brought under the rules of the ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, the LCIA and the LMAA and has been involved in several disputes involving the enforcement of Arbitral Awards.

He acts in complex disputes which often require coordinated action in different jurisdictions. Usually this would involve elements of insolvency, shareholders’ rights, joint ventures, fraud or asset tracing. John is also regularly involved in building, marine and insurance disputes, many of which have an international element. He also advises on non-contentious and transactional matters.