James is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and a Malta Advocate.  He has practiced law in the UK and Malta both in private practice and as in house counsel.

His areas of expertise are:  government relations, gambling regulation, devising strategic commercial solutions within a regulated environment, IPR licensing, sport sponsorship, brand development and protection, mergers and acquisitions, international corporate and tax structuring, joint ventures, crowd funding and European Union law, especially in so far as the Common Market is concerned.  He has also acted on the financing of corporate deals with underlying investments in real estate and the trade financing of businesses in the UK. 

James has held the position of Chief of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs with the Betclic Everest Group as well as having been General Counsel of Betclic and Expekt, two of the Betclic Everest Group’s brands.  Prior to that he was a foreign lawyer and then a solicitor with London firm Jeffrey Green Russell’s Company and Commercial team.

James graduated summa cum laude with an LLM in International Commercial Law from University College London as a Chevening Scholar and also holds a Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta. He was admitted to the Bar in Malta in 2003 and to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2006.  He is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law.

James is fluent in English, Italian, French and Maltese.

Email: james.scicluna@whpartners.eu

Telephone: (+356) 21332657