LAWYER PROFILE

Claire Williams

UK 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Infrastructure

UK-wide

5 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Claire Williams is a Partner in the Firm’s Credit Practice, based in the London office and concentrating on infrastructure debt finance matters. She represents financial sponsors and their portfolio companies on complex cross-border financings across a wide range of infrastructure asset classes (including energy and energy transition, regulated utilities, transport and digital infrastructure). Claire has extensive experience on senior and subordinated financing structures for acquisition (including public-to-private), capex roll-out/development and refinancing transactions and regularly advises clients on multi-source and rated debt raisings.

Career

Partner, joined the firm in 2021.

Personal

Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, Maîtrise en droit (2007); King’s College London, England and French Law LL.B. (2005).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Infrastructure - UK-wide

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Claire Williams regularly advises infrastructure funds and financial sponsors on cross-border acquisition financing and debt refinancings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Claire is very adept on the borrower side and very up to date on the most recent innovations in sponsor-led infrastructure deals.
InfrastructureChambers Guide to the Legal Profession