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Davinia Cutajar is a partner at WH Partners and the international secretary of the Malta Chamber of Advocates (Il-Kamra tal-Avukati). Her main areas of practice are dispute resolution and corporate law. She also assists on private client matters and advises on AML compliance. At WH Partners, Davinia assists individuals and corporations with complex civil, commercial, and regulatory disputes. She regularly advises on cross-border matters, particularly in the EU, and is used to coordinating with teams in multiple jurisdictions. Throughout her career, Davinia has settled a number of high-profile claims for damages linked to negligence or breach of law. Before joining WH Partners, Davinia was the Managing Partner of a law firm in Malta focusing on corporate law and financial services, employment law, relocation services, and yacht and trademark registration.  Her legal career started as a litigator with a well-respected law firm in Valletta. She later moved to corporate, trustee, and compliance law, fulfilling the role of Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Compliance Officer for a corporate and trustee services provider in Malta, before taking on the director role. Davinia was admitted to the Malta Bar in March 2006 and has been a member of the Chamber of Advocates since. She was elected international secretary of the Chamber of Advocates in 2023. Davinia is a member of the Institute for Financial Services Practitioners (IFSP) and forms part of the IFSP's Sub-Committee on Compliance.