The Philanthropy & Impact Lawyers team brings together specialists in foundation law, private client structuring, tax, family governance, and impact regulation.
We assist high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and trustees in establishing, managing, and governing philanthropic and social-purpose vehicles in Malta and internationally.
Our lawyers combine technical legal knowledge with strategic understanding of family dynamics, helping clients transform purpose into long-term impact.
From foundation set-up and donor-advised funds to cross-border giving, governance, and impact measurement, the team provides an integrated advisory service that ensures every philanthropic initiative is compliant, transparent, and sustainable.

Dr. Charlene Mifsud
Dr Charlene Mifsud leads the firm’s Property & Real Estate Law practice and the Corporate & Commercial team. She advises high‑net‑worth individuals, family offices, international investors, and corporate groups on strategic decisions involving property, succession, and corporate structuring.
Recognised for her calm authority, precision, and multidisciplinary depth, Charlene brings together real‑estate expertise with corporate, tax, residency, and succession considerations to deliver integrated solutions. Her approach ensures that clients’ assets, transactions, and long‑term objectives are aligned within coherent, future‑proof legal structures.

Dr. Maria Chetcuti Cauchi
Dr Maria Chetcuti Cauchi is a co-founding partner and co-Managing Partner, responsible for the Chetcuti Cauchi’s well-regarded Property practice and its growing Philanthropy, Art & Cultural Property advisory offering. Since 2001, she has advised private clients, investors, developers and international groups on high-value acquisitions and disposals, commercial and residential leasing, property financing, and complex title and risk diligence. Her work increasingly sits at the intersection of property, cross-border wealth structuring, and legacy planning – including philanthropic asset-holding, collections governance, and cultural property issues with a European dimension

Dr. Priscilla Mifsud-Parker
Priscilla is a private client lawyer who heads the Families & Wealth and Corporate, Trusts & Fintech practice groups at Chetcuti Cauchi. She specialises in wealth structuring and preservation for business families and high net worth individuals and cooperates with legal and tax advisors worldwide to plan, set up and maintain corporate structure representing an international footprint. Priscilla also advises on residence and citizenship.

Dr. Jean-Philippe Chetcuti
Senior private client lawyer specialising in global citizenship and European residency programmes, family office structuring, international tax, trusts and estate planning. Jean-Philippe has advised some of the world's most accomplished ultra-HNWIs and their family offices, lawyers, private banks, and wealth managers. JP has over the years specialised in Maltese Citizenship by Merit Applications, within the firm's highly respected citizenship law practice.

Dr Luana Cuschieri
Dr Luana Cuschieri is a Senior Associate advising local and international clients on a broad range of civil, employment, contractual, private client, succession, and dispute-related matters. She assists individuals, families, and businesses in both contentious and non-contentious matters, providing practical and tailored legal advice on contractual arrangements, employment matters, succession planning and estate administration, civil disputes, and other personal and commercial legal issues.
A significant part of her practice involves advising international clients with personal, family, or business interests in Malta. She regularly assists clients on matters involving Maltese assets, cross-border legal considerations, and multi-jurisdictional issues requiring coordination with foreign lawyers and other professional advisers. Dr Cuschieri regularly works on matters involving multiple jurisdictions, helping clients navigate complex legal situations with an international dimension while providing commercially minded and pragmatic solutions.

Av. Kimberley Zarb
With an extensive background in corporate, commercial, civil, and fintech law, Kimberley offers expert guidance and support to clients on a broad spectrum of legal issues. Her key areas of expertise include Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and Corporate Services, supporting both local and international clients across various sectors.
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