Managing Partner
Joseph Borg Bartolo
Joseph Borg Bartolo
Joseph Borg Bartolo is the newly appointed Managing Partner at Mamo TCV Advocates. He co-heads corporate, insurance and general commercial practice group of the firm. As counsel to leading insurance companies and insurance brokers operating both in the Maltese and European markets he has gained invaluable experience in the insurance field generally. He acts as the Chairman of the Protection and Compensation Fund, a statutory body set up under the laws of Malta for the purposes of acting as an insurance guarantee scheme as well as an insurer of last resort in certain instances of motor car accidents. In addition, he acts as an advisor to the Insurance Association, Malta, the Maltese insurance company trade and lobby group. Joseph has been involved in several immovable property transactions, mainly in the commercial property sector.
With a wide array of commercial clients he is mostly well known for blending legal knowledge and advice with practical commercial experience and expedience necessary in order to get the deal done. He is also very experienced in dispute resolution and has acted in a number of instances to resolve issues without the necessity of allowing the matter to be contested in judicial fora.
Practice Areas
- Corporate and Commercial
- Insurance & Reinsurance
- Real Estate Conveyancing
- Trusts, Foundations and Wealth Management
Education
- Doctor of Laws (1993, University of Malta)
- Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, 1992
Representative Experience
- Acts for a number of insurance companies
- Acts for significant property estate development companies
- Acts for state and private interests in manufacturing and hospitality ventures
- Acts for a number of leading Maltese entrepreneurs in the transport and distribution sectors
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (1994)
- Member of the Malta Chamber of Advocates
- Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (Chartered Insurance Practitioner)
Get In Touch
Address
MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta
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