Shipping
Global Guide 2024 : Greece
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+30 21 0455 7300Chambers Review
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.
Work Highlights
- Watson Farley & Williams advised Danish Ship Finance on a USD100 million term loan facility granted to ship-owning companies of the Diana Shipping Group for the refinancing of nine vessels.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Through the team's involvement in a large number of ship finance transactions over a long period of time, WFW are capable of effectively handling matters irrespective of advanced complexity."
"They have a strong and experienced team with substantial knowledge of the issues at stake."
"Through the team's involvement in a large number of ship finance transactions over a long period of time, WFW are capable of effectively handling matters irrespective of advanced complexity."
"They have a strong and experienced team with substantial knowledge of the issues at stake."
Notable Practitioners
Alexandros Damianidis advises clients on commercial shipping matters including vessel acquisition financing, debt refinancing and the provision of corporate loans to shipping companies.
"Alexandros Damianidis is highly experienced in the ship finance sector."
"He has a solid legal legal knowledge, is very diligent and has a good commercial awareness, which allows him to immediately understand the final target and work to find the solutions."
Alexia Hatzimichalis has noteworthy experience handling shipbuilding contracts and sustainable financing agreements. He also offers additional expertise in sale and leaseback transactions.
"Alexia Hatzimichalis is very knowledgeable and able to provide guidance and advice on all matters involved."
Jamila Khan routinely assists ship owners, P&I clubs and mortgagees with matters including damage liability, claims against charterers and civil and criminal proceedings arising from total losses.
Vassiliki Georgopoulos offers an active presence in the shipping finance sphere. She regularly handles bond issuances, sale and leaseback transactions and loan agreements.
"Vassiliki Georgopoulos is very experienced, offers good problem-solving skills and provides excellent legal advice."
"She is a highly experienced professional who has an in-depth knowledge of ship finance matters."
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 & Wales.
Ranked Lawyers at
Watson Farley & Williams
Greece