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Senior Associate

Joshua Chircop

Joshua Chircop

Joshua Chircop is a Senior Associate in the corporate and aviation practice groups of Mamo TCV Advocates.

Joshua advises banks, owners, lessors, borrowers, and operators on a variety of domestic and international asset leasing and structured financing transactions involving aircraft. He also advises on a range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, and real estate transactions.

Practice Areas

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LL.B.(Hons)) (2016, University of Malta)
  • Master of Advocacy (M.Adv.) (2017, University of Malta)
  • Master of Laws in International Financial Law (LL.M.) (2018, King’s College London)

Representative Experience

  • Maltese counsel to various banks, financers, lessors and operators in the aviation sector
  • Maltese counsel on various multi-million-dollar aircraft financings
  • Advised on the conversion of a significant group of companies operating in the aviation industry into mobile assets protected cell companies
  • Advised on the acquisition of significant interests in a number of aircraft operators and the restructuring thereof
  • External counsel to various long-standing companies and other organisations established in Malta
  • Advises on several real estate transactions on a continuous basis, mainly in the commercial property sector

Memberships

  • Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2018)

Get In Touch

Address

MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta

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