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Javier Chincotta

Javier is the Managing Partner and co-team leader of both the Private Client and Corporate and Commercial teams. He advises his diverse corporate and private client base on all aspects of their business and personal affairs, including their corporate structures and tax planning. He has regularly advised large multinationals on corporate transactions and co-led the team involved in the IPO of the first Gibraltar company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, FTSE 100. Since 1992, Javier and his team have built up a considerable practice of international clients attracted to Gibraltar's favourable tax regime and he is regarded as a leading specialist in relocating high net worth individuals to Gibraltar as part of their tax and estate planning. Such planning for individuals typically requires the creation of Gibraltar companies to hold property and other assets, as well as setting up family trusts. · Hassans

GibraltarPrivate Client, Corporate / M&AEnglish, Spanish

About

Managing Partner at Hassans who advises corporate and private clients on corporate structures, tax planning and personal affairs. He co‑led the team on the IPO of the first Gibraltar company listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 100) and is a recognised specialist in relocating high‑net‑worth individuals to Gibraltar for tax and estate planning; he is also a practising Notary Public in Gibraltar.

Practice areas

Private ClientCorporate / M&ATaxTrusts & Estates

Office

Expertise

Relocation of high‑net‑worth individuals and tax planningIPO and capital markets advisory (first Gibraltar company listed on LSE, FTSE 100)Corporate transactionsFamily trusts and estate planningInternational clients attracted to Gibraltar's tax regime

Education

  • Kent University — law and Spanish law (spent a year at Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
  • Inns of Court School of Law, London — qualified as a Barrister

Admissions

  • Called to the Bar of England and Wales (1991)
  • Called to the Gibraltar Bar (1992)
  • Notary Public (Gibraltar)

Languages

EnglishSpanish