So basically, the website http://www.abelaadvocates.com  went dark the day Robert Abela was "chosen" as Muscat's successor.

But what's really interesting is that Abela Advocates basically moved into Castille. 1/
A list of this fledgling law firm's members ("The Experts") can be found cached here: http://web.archive.org/web/20200112073606/http://www.abelaadvocates.com/about-us/the-experts-4354560 2/
So, the Managing Partner is now the Prime Minister of Malta. 3/
One of the Partners, Lydia Abela, is his life partner and running around canvassing for her husband and trying to be Michelle v2.0 without being Michelle v2.0. 4/
The resident "old guy" is George Abela, the Prime Minister's father and a former President. Sources say George is kitted out to work from Castille as "advisor" and is by Robert's own admission frequently consulted. 5/ https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/pm-mulls-recusal-on-kohhus-pardon-decision-having-represented-maksar.826990
Ian Borg, one of the associates was billed as the next OPM chief of staff (unclear how this will sit with the other mess involving the current CoS being appointed as MP). 6/
https://lovinmalta.com/news/could-this-man-be-maltas-next-opm-chief-of-staff/
Lastly, the other associate Ryan Christopher Pace seems to have found a position on boards of numerous State authorities, committees and government owned companies, you know to keep Bobby in the loop. 7/
So essentially, in much the same way that his father George Abela had turned the Presidency into a Trumplike Abela family affair, his son Robert has kindly turned Castille into Abela Advocates and family. 8/
At this rate, the next regulator of telecoms in Malta will be headed by Abela Advocates’ former receptionist... 9/
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