At WH Partners, Davinia assists individuals and corporates on complex civil, commercial and regulatory disputes. She regularly advises on cross-border matters, particularly in the EU, and is used to co-ordinating and co-operating 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, real estate 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 role of director.
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.
Davinia read law at the University of Malta and was conferred a B.A. in Legal and Humanistic
(European) Studies in 2003, a Diploma of Notary Public in 2004, and a Doctorate of Laws in 2005, after successfully completing an ERASMUS program at Tor Vergata University in Rome, Italy, in the same year.