Partner
Nicholas Valenzia
Nicholas Valenzia
Nicholas Valenzia is a Partner at Mamo TCV Advocates.
He heads the firm’s Shipping and Aviation Department with particular focus on assets management and finance issues. Nicholas has also vast experience in vessels (including super yachts) and aircraft ownership and operational structures. Nicholas also coordinates vessel and aircraft repossession procedures on behalf of international credit institutions.
Practice Areas
- Shipping and Yachting
- Aviation
- Litigation
- General Civil and Commercial
Education
- University of Malta – BA Legal and Humanistic Studies – 2001
- University of Malta – LL.D. – 2001
- University of Wales – LL.M. – Legal Aspects in Marine Affairs
Representative Experience
- Asset finance: restructuring of multiple aircraft security package
- Litigation: sale of repossessed long range luxury jet
- Litigation: reversing ruling by VAT Department on exempt status of open top transport
- Aviation: handling majority investment in established aviation company
- Shipping: registration of container ship fleet – structuring of bulker pool operation
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2006)
- Member of the Malta Chamber of Advocates
- Treasurer of the Malta Maritime Law
Get In Touch
Address
MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta
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Mamo TCV Joins the Malta Business Aviation Association
Mamo TCV is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the Malta Business Aviation Association (MBAA) which is Malta’s national business aviation association. The MBAA is a member of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA). The MBAA recently released a public statement announcing Mamo TCV’s addition to its business aviation community. The MBAA had the following to say about the firm: “With their expertise and passion for aviation, we are confident that they will bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to our collaborative efforts.”The MBAA’s primary goal is to promote excellence and professionalism amongst its members, empowering…
Mamo TCV Participates in Malta Shipping Symposium
Partner Dr Nicholas Valenzia and Associates Dr Aleandro Mifsud and Dr Alexia Pollacco attended the Malta Shipping Symposium which took place on the 30th of May 2023 at the Malta Chamber of Commerce. The event was organized by Transport Malta, the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects, the Malta Maritime Law Association and the Malta International Shipowners Association. The symposium celebrated the 50th anniversary of Malta’s Merchant Shipping Act bringing together numerous stakeholders from the local and international shipping industry and provided a forum for discussion on Malta’s past achievements in the sector and the potential for future growth.…
Malta launches a Civil Aviation Policy for 2023-2030
Dr Nicholas Valenzia, head of the Shipping and Aviation Practice Area at the firm, was invited to speak at the National Aviation Conference which was organised by the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects on the 18th of January 2023 at the Phoenicia Hotel in Floriana. Dr Valenzia discussed the aircraft financing and leasing market in Malta and the challenges to enhancing sectorial capacity and improving socio-economic benefits. Dr Valenzia’s address during the Conference can be seen in the video below. During the Conference, the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects launched A Civil Aviation Policy for Malta…
