Associate

Karen is an Associate within the Financial Services and Aviation Departments at Fenech & Fenech Advocates.

Karen joined the firm in 2024 following the completion of her Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree at the University of Malta. During her undergraduate studies, she spent a semester at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland through the Erasmus+ exchange programme. Karen completed her Master of Advocacy in 2025 and was admitted to the Maltese Bar in 2026.

Karen forms part of the Financial Services and Aviation Departments. Within the Financial Services Department, she mainly assists clients with regulatory licensing matters, M&A transactions involving regulated entities, and proceedings before the Arbiter for Financial Services. Within the Aviation Department, she assists with aircraft registrations, aircraft financing transactions, and aviation-related disputes

Karen has a particular interest in fintech and crypto-asset regulation and furthered her studies in this field by completing a micro-credential course on the Regulation of Crypto-Assets under the MiCA framework.

Prior to joining Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Karen gained two years of experience at the Malta Financial Services Authority within the Company Service Providers and Trustees Authorisation Unit. She also worked with one of Malta’s systemic banks, where she focused on compliance and corporate governance matters.

Languages: Maltese, English