Watson Farley & Williams, Shipping | Chambers Global Profile

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Shipping - Greece

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Watson Farley & Williams offers an acclaimed shipping finance practice specialising in high-value and cross-border transactions. The team assists bank syndicates and individual lenders with the financing of new vessel acquisitions and sale and leaseback transactions, also acting for creditors on the restructuring and refinancing of existing shipping loans. The firm also handles sustainable financing work, acting for banks and other financial institutions on sustainability-linked facilities and relevant regulatory issues. Watson Farley & Williams further assists notable maritime clients with public offerings and bond issuances.

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Work Highlights

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Watson Farley & Williams advised EDT Shipmanagement regarding a USD24 million sale and leaseback transaction related to a supply vessel.

Strengths

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The firm has tremendous experience and a large team of associates and partners that deliver top services.

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Watson Farley & Williams is knowledgeable, flexible and pragmatic.

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Its services are quick, to the point, and always helpful. The team takes responsibility and resolves any issue.

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We always get very quick responses from Watson Farley & Williams.

Shipping respondent
Global

The firm has tremendous experience and a large team of associates and partners that deliver top services.

Shipping respondent
Global

Watson Farley & Williams is knowledgeable, flexible and pragmatic.

Shipping respondent
Global

Its services are quick, to the point, and always helpful. The team takes responsibility and resolves any issue.

Shipping respondent
Global

We always get very quick responses from Watson Farley & Williams.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexandros Damianidis

Band 2

Alexandros Damianidis advises clients on commercial shipping matters including vessel acquisition financing, debt refinancing and the provision of corporate loans to shipping companies.

It is a pleasure working with Alexandros Damianidis; he is a focused, experienced and respected person.

He is always available and very commercial.

He is a good lawyer and has a well-rounded knowledge.

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Alexia Hatzimichalis

Band 2

Alexia Hatzimichalis has noteworthy experience handling shipbuilding contracts and sustainable financing agreements. She also offers additional expertise in sale and leaseback transactions.

Alexia is commercially minded and extremely flexible. She is always willing, ready and able to assist.

Alexia Hatzimichalis is a unique leader with a very high level of service and sophistication.

She is very committed to delivering prompt and excellent client service to her clients.

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Konstantinos Mexias

Band 3

Konstantinos Mexias's expertise is sought in shipping finance matters. He has experience advising on loan financings and sale and leaseback transactions.

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Vassiliki Georgopoulos

Band 3

Vassiliki Georgopoulos offers an active presence in the shipping finance sphere, handling matters related to bond issuances and loan agreements. She regularly advises on construction shipping issues.

Vassiliki Georgopoulos is a strong and experienced lawyer.

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George Paleokrassas

Expertise Based Abroad

New York-based lawyer George Paleokrassas is the firm's global maritime sector co-head and acts for major shipping groups and lenders on debt restructurings and refinancings, loans, sale and leaseback transactions and acquisitions. He is qualified to practise in England and Wales.

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