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An interviewee highlights his \u201cencyclopedic knowledge of the practice\u201d and also appreciates his \u201cability to break down complex matters into easily digestible information.\u201d","testimonial_author":"Chambers Global"},{"testimonial_text":"\u2018Joseph Ghio \u2013 an excellent lawyer, robust, responsive and practical.\u2019","testimonial_author":"Legal 500 EMEA"}],"featured_insights":"","career_highlights":[{"date":"2010","career_highlight":"Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Partner"},{"date":"2001","career_highlight":"Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Associate"}],"education":[{"school":"Faculty of Laws, University of Malta","education":"2003 \u2013 2006, Masters of Arts in Financial Services with a dissertation on \u2018Asset Securitisation in Aviation Finance: A Maltese Perspective\u2019."},{"school":"Faculty of Laws, University of Malta","education":"1998 \u2013 2001, Doctorate in Laws with a doctoral thesis on \u2018Indirect Taxation of Electronic Commerce: The Challenge to the European VAT System\u2019."},{"school":"Faculty of Laws, University of Malta","education":"1998 \u2013 1999, Diploma as Notary Public"},{"school":"Faculty of Laws, University of Malta","education":"1995 \u2013 1998, Bachelorship of Arts in Legal and Humanistic Studies (International Relations stream)."}],"phone_number":"+356 2124 1232","additional_info":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Joseph Ghio - Fenech &amp; 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