Services

Legal advice for businesses navigating regulation, technology and growth.

FD Legal advises businesses on a range of legal and regulatory matters, with particular experience across financial services, fintech, digital assets, technology, intellectual property and commercial matters.

Services are tailored to the nature, stage and requirements of each business.

Legal and regulatory advice for businesses operating in, or looking to establish themselves within, Malta's financial services ecosystem.

Licensing & Authorisation

  • MFSA licensing and authorisation applications

  • Regulatory strategy and application preparation

  • Regulatory perimeter and classification

  • Legal and regulatory opinions

  • Assistance with regulatory correspondence and submissions

  • Governance and organisational requirements

  • Regulatory considerations for fintech platforms

Regulatory Compliance

  • Regulatory obligations and ongoing requirements

  • Outsourcing and third-party arrangements

  • Governance and internal policies

  • Safeguarding considerations

  • Risk management and compliance frameworks

  • Financial Services & Fintech

  • Digital Assets & Gaming

Legal and regulatory advice for businesses operating in digital assets, blockchain and gaming.

MiCA & Crypto-Assets

  • MiCA regulatory perimeter and classification

  • Assistance for Crypto-Asset Service Provider licenses

  • MiCA business model analysis

  • Application and regulatory documentation

  • Regulatory and legal opinions

  • Governance and compliance considerations

Crypto-Asset White Papers

  • Crypto-asset classification and legal analysis

  • White paper preparation and legal review

  • Regulatory requirements

  • MFSA notification process

  • Review of token structures and related documentation

Gaming

  • Maltese gaming regulatory matters

  • Regulatory analysis of gaming business models

  • Gaming-related commercial agreements

  • Legal and regulatory opinions

  • Commercial, Corporate & Technology

Legal support for the contracts and relationships that underpin modern businesses.

Commercial Contracts

  • Commercial agreements

  • Services agreements

  • Supplier and customer agreements

  • Terms & conditions

  • Non-disclosure agreements

  • Partnership and collaboration agreements

  • Contract review and negotiation

Technology & IT

  • SaaS agreements

  • Software development agreements

  • IT services agreements

  • Technology licensing

  • Outsourcing agreements

  • Cloud and technology arrangements

  • API and platform agreements

  • Technology-related contractual risk

Business & Corporate

  • Commercial structuring

  • Shareholder and founder arrangements

  • Business-to-business agreements

  • Corporate documentation

  • Legal support for new business ventures

  • Intellectual Property

Protecting the ideas, technology and brands that create value for a business.

Trade Marks & Brand Protection

  • Malta and EU trade mark applications

  • Trade mark strategy

  • Brand protection

  • Trade mark searches

  • Portfolio management

Software & Technology IP

  • Software ownership

  • Background and foreground IP

  • Developer and contractor IP arrangements

  • IP assignment

  • Technology licensing

  • Open-source considerations

IP Commercialisation

  • IP licensing agreements

  • IP ownership structures

  • Commercialisation of intellectual property

  • IP provisions in commercial and technology agreements

  • Data Protection & AI

Practical legal advice concerning data, privacy and emerging technologies.

Data Protection

  • GDPR advice

  • Data Processing Agreements

  • Privacy policies and notices

  • Controller/processor analysis

  • Data-sharing arrangements

  • International data transfer considerations

Technology & AI

  • AI-related contractual arrangements

  • Use of third-party AI providers

  • AI data processing considerations

  • Confidentiality and data-use issues

  • AI-related liability and contractual risk

  • Technology governance considerations

Practical advice on employment matters for businesses and employers.

  • Employment agreements

  • Employment policies

  • Confidentiality and IP provisions

  • Restrictive covenants

  • Employee and contractor arrangements

  • Workplace matters

  • Termination and settlement arrangements

  • Employment-related legal advice

  • Employment

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