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 lenders, lessors, owners, 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, and corporate governance.
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 sectors
- 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
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2018)
- Member of the Chamber of Advocates, Malta
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Address
MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta
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