Christina Borg DeBono
Christina is a managing associate in WH Partners’ Corporate/Commercial team. She is principally a transactional lawyer, focusing her practice on corporate and commercial matters, mergers and acquisitions with a special interest in employment law matters and yachting.
Christina Borg DeBono is a corporate, commercial, and employment lawyer with extensive expertise in guiding clients through a broad spectrum of corporate transactions. She excels in advising on mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, and complex cross-border deals principally in the innovative technology and gaming industries.
In addition to corporate and commercial work, Christina is well-versed in employment law, providing companies with guidance on employment contracts, workplace policies, and workforce management strategies. Her expertise helps organisations navigate legal challenges related to labor laws.
She is also experienced in maritime matters, with a focus on yachting registrations, transactions, and structuring.
Before joining WH Partners, Christina was a key member of a boutique law firm, where she supported clients on various legal aspects, including corporate and commercial work, corporate governance, and employment law.
Christina holds an LL.D and an LL.B from the University of Malta and was admitted to the Bar of Malta in 2015.
Christina is a member of the Chamber of Advocates.
Christina Borg DeBono specialises in
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Malta’s Equal Pay Transparency and Reporting Regulations 2026: What Employers Need to Know
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The Sports Private Limited Liability Company: Malta’s New Framework for Sports Governance
The Regulations establish a new corporate vehicle – the sports private limited liability company (“SPLLC“), designed for the management, operation and administration of sports clubs. These Regulations allow sports clubs to be…
Simplified dissolution of dormant companies under Article 214A of the Companies Act
The introduction of this mechanism supplements the existing dissolution framework by providing a more efficient and less administratively burdensome alternative for companies that have ceased operations. Importantly, the traditional methods of dissolution…
Pay Transparency in Malta: Preparing for the changes effective 27 August 2025
The EU Pay Transparency Directive, which came into force on 6 June 2023, must be transposed into national law by all European Member States by 7 June 2026. Malta has begun the…