Key facts
Associate since
2019
Practice areas
Capital markets|Corporate and Commercial|Finance|Mergers and Acquisitions|Banking |Financial Services Regulation
Professional experience
2019
Associate, Camilleri Preziosi
2017 - 2018
Intern, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
2015
Trainee, Camilleri Preziosi
Academic qualifications
2018
Masters of Corporate Law (MCL), University of Cambridge, UK
2017
M.A. Advocacy, University of Malta, Malta
2016
LL.B. (Hons.), University of Malta, Malta
2014
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Profile
Julian Bajada joined the firm as a trainee in 2015 and was appointed as a Junior Associate in January 2019.
Julian contributes principally to the firm’s Capital Markets, Banking, Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Financial Services Regulation practices. Julian has also assisted on a number of matters involving innovative technologies, such as distributed ledger technologies, digital banking and the wider Fintech space. Julian regularly advises on general commercial and corporate law and regulatory matters assisting both local and international clientele, and has been involved on a variety of deals of a cross-border nature.
During the course of his studies abroad, Julian was also engaged as an intern at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and was involved on a number of research-based and project-based initiatives, collaborating with industry stakeholders and start-ups in the Regtech and Fintech industries.
Julian was admitted to the bar in 2018, having graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Masters of Corporate Law (MCL. Cantab) (First Class), submitting a case study paper on “Legal Risk Management in Mergers & Acquisitions”. Prior to his studies abroad, Julian successfully completed the Masters in Advocacy (M.A. Adv.) degree at the University of Malta, and the LL.B. (Hons.) degree at the same university, submitting a dissertation entitled “Pulling in the Crowd – Establishing regulatory framework for Equity Crowdfunding in Malta?”. He is also undergoing the final stages of his studies leading to the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) professional qualification. Julian has also successfully completed the IFSP Course for VFA Agents.
Outside his professional life, Julian is an avid sport enthusiast and is currently the Secretary General of the Malta Paralympic Committee, the national governing body for Paralympic Sport in Malta.
Professional memberships
- Interlaw
- Chamber of Advocates
What others are saying
Associate to watch - FinTech Legal Chambers FinTech, 2020
"Julian is a nice guy and is very responsive - if there are any issues that he can't resolve straight away, he will tell you the progress of it." - FinTech Legal Chambers FinTech, 2020