Senior Associate
Joshua Chircop
Joshua Chircop
Joshua Chircop is a Senior Associate in the transport and corporate 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 and vessels. 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
- Aviation
- Shipping
- Corporate and M&A
- Real Estate and Construction
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 and shipping sector
- Maltese counsel on various multi-million-dollar aircraft and vessel 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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