Leonard Bonello
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Financial Services
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About
Provided by Leonard Bonello
Practice Areas
Leonard Bonello is a Partner within Ganado Advocates’ banking and finance team, assisting credit institutions, electronic money institutions and payment institutions in regulatory and other matters including ongoing capital markets issues. Leonard also heads the fintech group at the firm and is involved in assisting a number of blockchain-based projects. He assists financial institutions extensively in financing transactions and other banking operations with a particular focus on derivative contracts.
Leonard is also a visiting lecturer and examiner at the University of Malta.
Career
Ganado Advocates, Partner: 2018
Ganado Advocates, Senior Associate: 2014
Ganado Advocates, Associate: 2009
Ganado Advocates, Advocate: 2006
Professional Memberships
Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta
Member of the Chamber of Advocates
Member of Blockchain Malta Association
Languages Spoken
English
Italian
Maltese
Chambers Review
Europe
Leonard Bonello is an adept lawyer who acts for banks on corporate financing matters and on the issuance of notes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very knowledgeable within the banking and fintech sector with strong regulatory connections and understanding."
"He is very knowledgeable within the banking and fintech sector with strong regulatory connections and understanding."
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by Ganado Advocates
Banking & Fintech Newsletter - Issue No. 40
Banking & Fintech newsletter – issue 40 is now available.
MiCA obtains green light from European Council
The European Council has just announced that it has adopted the long-awaited Market in Crypto Assets Regulation (“MiCA”), the world's first pan-national regulatory framework governing crypto-assets.
EMIR 3.0: Strike three for regulating the European derivatives market?
EU wants to simplify clearing and increase resilience of CCPs with EMIR 3.0 amendments, including new active accounts requirement and expanded exemptions for cross-border intragroup transactions to reduce risk exposure and incentivize derivative clearing.
Banking & Fintech Newsletter - Issue No. 40
Banking & Fintech newsletter – issue 40 is now available.
MiCA obtains green light from European Council
The European Council has just announced that it has adopted the long-awaited Market in Crypto Assets Regulation (“MiCA”), the world's first pan-national regulatory framework governing crypto-assets.
EMIR 3.0: Strike three for regulating the European derivatives market?
EU wants to simplify clearing and increase resilience of CCPs with EMIR 3.0 amendments, including new active accounts requirement and expanded exemptions for cross-border intragroup transactions to reduce risk exposure and incentivize derivative clearing.
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