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Antonio Ghio

Partner
Antonio is a partner at Fenech & Fenech Advocates and heads its TMT & IP Law Departments. His main areas of expertise are TMT; intellectual property; gaming; arts & culture; and litigation.

For the duration of his career, Antonio’s work has solely revolved around ICT law issues, trying to find solutions to the constant struggle existing between law and technology, both inside and outside of the courtrooms.

Antonio’s main areas of practice include legal issues relating to information technology, e-commerce, internet security, electronic signatures, electronic identity, outsourcing, telecommunications, data protection, software, intellectual property, gaming law, cybercrime.

He lectures ICT law and Cyber Crime at the University of Malta, and held the position of Chairman of the Malta Communications Authority after having served as a member of the Board of Directors for five years. He is also a founding member and current President of the Malta Information Technology Law Association – MITLA.

Antonio is a regular speaker on ICT law issues in conferences both locally and abroad and has a regular column on ICT law issues on the Sunday Times of Malta as well as a personal blog on ICT Law issues. He is regularly recommended by clients and peers with respect to various professional directories, including Chambers Global/Europe and Legal 500.

Languages: Maltese, English, Italian

Career Highlights

February 2002

Fenech and Fenech Advocates, Partner

July 2014

Malta IT Law Association, President

June 2018

European Law Institute, Fellow

November 2012

Malta Communications Authority, Chairman

November 2008

Malta Communications Authority, Director

November 2012

EU Digital Champions, Digital Champion for MALTA

October 1999

Law & Information Technology Research Unit - Univ. of Malta, Researcher

Education

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

1999 - 2001, LL.M in Information Technology and Communications Law

University of Malta

1998 – 2001, LL.D. Faculty of Laws

University of Malta

1998 – 1999, Faculty of Laws

University of Malta

1995 – 1998, Faculty of Laws

RANKINGS
2026 | Intellectual Property & TMT - Spotlight
2026 | Intellectual Property - Leading Partner
2024 | FinTech | Band 3
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Testimonials
“Antonio Ghio delivers a high level of client service.”
Chambers Europe 2026 | Intellectual Property & TMT - Spotlight
"The group’s deep bench of lawyers also includes Carl Grech, Daniel Buttigieg, Thomas Bugeja, Antonio Ghio, and Paul Gonzi, who head up the overall team. Antonio Ghio is a standout team member for disputes in the TMT and IP sectors, while Thomas Bugeja is often engaged in competition law disputes."
Legal 500 2025 | Dispute Resolution
"There aren't many people in Malta as experienced as him when it comes to IP matters."
Chambers Europe 2025 | Intellectual Property & TMT - Spotlight
"Antonio Ghio is a stand-out professional who personally immerses himself into his brief and delivers efficiently and expertly."
Legal 500 2025 | Intellectual Property Tier 1 -Leading Partner
"Antonio Ghio is a very good and solution-focused lawyer."
Chambers Europe 2024 | Intellectual Property & TMT - Spotlight
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