Email Conrad Conrad Portanier Vcard Partner | Malta Conrad Portanier’s legal practice focuses on banking and financial law, as well as general commercial and corporate law. Conrad heads the banking and finance team at Ganado Advocates and has a wealth of experience in advising domestic and international financial institutions. He has considerable practical experience in structuring deals and advising on various aspects of commercial and financial law. He is also responsible for issuing the firm’s industry legal opinions to a number of organisations including the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) and the Central Bank of Malta. He has written a number of articles on financial services legislation in Malta and has participated in many Maltese legislative initiatives in connection with financial services legislation. Conrad is also a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta. Languages: English, Italian, Maltese Conrad Portanier assists domestic clients from the banking industry with capital markets matters, including rights issues. Interviewees appreciate that he is “very skilled, very attuned to innovation and a very thoughtful thinker” and also add that Portanier “thinks ahead and has a very sophisticated mind when it comes to negotiating financial documents.”Chambers Global, 2020 Practice areas Banking & finance Banking regulatory Banking transactional & secured financing Capital markets Corporate & commercial Derivatives Financial services regulation Fund custody Investment services regulation Payment & electronic money Structured finance & securitisation Career & education Career: Ganado Advocates, Partner: 2009 Ganado Advocates, Senior Associate: 2006 Visiting Lecturer and Examiner for the Faculty of Laws LL.D and M.A Financial Services, University of Malta: 2005 Ganado Advocates, Associate: 1999 Education: Certificate in Trusts Law & Administration, 2004 (Malta) Master of Laws (LL.M) (Banking & Finance), 2000 (London) Doctor of Laws (LL.D), 1999 (Malta) Diploma in Canonical Law, 1999 (Malta) Bachelor of Arts (B.A), 1996 (Malta) Memberships: Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta Member of the Chamber of Advocates Member of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners Member of the International Bar Association Latest insights November 11, 2019 Principles of Maltese Company Law (2nd. Ed.) by Prof. Andrew Muscat by Conrad Portanier January 29, 2016 Justice reform in the commercial law sphere by Conrad Portanier October 26, 2015 The European Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive and its impact on retail depositors, bondholders and shareholders by Conrad Portanier More insights