Roderick is the Managing Partner of the Firm. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science where he was a British Chevening Scholar, and a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from the University of Malta. He was warranted to practise as an advocate before the Courts of Malta in 1999.
Experience
Over the last 28 years Roderick has advised on business transactions, regulatory and governance matters as well as dispute resolution across various industry sectors, including banking, insurance, asset management, hospitality and leisure, real estate, construction and engineering, life sciences, energy, transportation and logistics. He advises on company and commercial law including mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He also advises on a broad range of financing transactions, including syndicated lending and capital market transactions, as well as asset and project finance.
Roderick is an experienced corporate and commercial litigator having represented clients in complex disputes before the Superior Courts of Malta and various administrative tribunals, including the Administrative Board of Review of the European Central Bank.
He represents clients both in international and domestic arbitrations in commercial matters, including in relation to corporate and M&A transactions, construction and engineering disputes. In addition, he is a member of the banking and finance, construction and infrastructure and general commercial arbitration panels of the Malta Arbitration Centre. He has sat as arbitrator in international arbitrations and has served as an expert witness on Maltese law in a significant investor-state ICC arbitration (Global Arbitration Review, Panel rules on Maltese hospital dispute, 03 November 2025).
Roderick acts for a wide international client base and is regularly recommended by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Recent source commentaries include:
“Roderick Zammit Pace of Zammit Pace Advocates frequently assists private equity houses with M&A transactions, as well as advising clients on real estate mandates. In addition to a wealth of corporate experience, his advice draws from a rigorous academic background”, Chambers & Partners, Global / Europe (2026 ed);
“Roderick Zammit Pace is experienced in dispute resolution and knowledgeable in Maltese legislation in general”, The Legal 500 (2022 ed).
