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WFW has one of the largest dedicated ship and aircraft finance teams worldwide, offering a wide range of services to clients in this sector.
WFW’s increasingly well-established reputation in shipping finance and aviation finance in the French market regularly secures high-level instructions from industry key players on complex cross-border deals. Given the depth of our expertise at all stages of a transaction, our team has also been instructed on a large number of restructurings, work-outs and enforcements.
Our lawyers also have unrivalled experience in advising a broad range of shipowners, operators, and aircraft manufacturers, export credit agencies, arrangers, lessors and banking clients on a range of both English and French law transactions from the Paris office.
The quality of our team and practice is also underlined by WFW’s presence on the panels of leading financial institutions and ECAs.
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Watson Farley & Williams has an impressive asset finance practice, offering capabilities in both shipping and aviation matters. The department acts for various lenders on a large number of restructurings, tax leases and debt refinancings. It acts for a solid client base of high-profile French and international banks, in addition to export credit agencies and shipping companies.
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Watson Farley & Williams advised Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank and The Korea Development Bank on the financing of one Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
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The Watson Farley team are always available, very competent and have proved to be able to be very flexible when necessary.
The team respond very quickly and cooperate with us, including on very urgent matters. We greatly appreciate their knowledge and expertise in the shipping area.
The team provides very competent advice.
They are very commercial and supportive.
Watson Farley are well aware of the context of our projects and always try to find ways to resolve the issues.
The Watson Farley team are always available, very competent and have proved to be able to be very flexible when necessary.
The team respond very quickly and cooperate with us, including on very urgent matters. We greatly appreciate their knowledge and expertise in the shipping area.
The team provides very competent advice.
They are very commercial and supportive.
Watson Farley are well aware of the context of our projects and always try to find ways to resolve the issues.
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Alexia Russell leverages her experience across the asset finance field to assist financial institutions and leasing companies with the financing and the sale and leaseback of vessels and aircraft.
Alexia has been a key adviser to our company and we are very grateful for her work and support.
Alexia is a great lawyer.
Laurence Martinez-Bellet has substantial experience in handling ship financing and restructuring mandates on behalf of financial institutions. She is adept at handling cross-border matters.
Philippe Monfort routinely acts for financial institutions and employs his skill to advise on the financing of a range of vessels, including LNG carriers and superyachts.
Philippe is very knowledgeable and customer-focused. He shows understanding of our business, and his advice has been very valuable to us.
He is one of the best lawyers we work with.
Philippe is a technically excellent lawyer.
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