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Jim Bell

Jim Bell

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Watson Farley & Williams
 Watson Farley & Williams

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Asset Finance

Global Market Leaders

5 years ranked

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About

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Practice Areas

Jim is Global Aviation Sector Co-Head and a Partner in the Assets and Structured Finance Group.

Jim has significant experience in advising financiers, lessors and operators on structured and asset finance, with the majority of his practice focused on the aviation industry. He has advised on some of the most innovative, complex and high profile structured and asset finance transactions, including many ‘Deal of the Year’ award-winning transactions.

Career

Jim’s experience includes debt finance, export finance, operating leasing, PDP finance, portfolio transfers, portfolio and warehouse financing, tax leasing products, debt capital markets products, Islamic finance, helicopter finance, business jet finance, engine finance, OEM purchase agreements, restructurings, regulatory and a range of corporate and commercial matters.

Jim has been recognised as a leading asset finance lawyer by prestigious legal directories, who describe him as “pragmatic, with a great commercial sense” and “very good at getting deals done”, “very commercial, bright and talented” and “genuinely one of the very rare aviation lawyers who combines strong technical expertise with an acute business sense”.

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Chambers Global Guide

Asset Finance - Global Market Leaders

Band 3
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Jim Bell is based in London heads the law firm's aviation group. He is a respected figure in the market and has strong abilities in cross-border financings.

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Strengths

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  • His leadership on transactions is consistently calm, decisive, and solutions-driven, which inspires confidence across all stakeholders involved. He has an exceptional ability to distill complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice, and they always maintain a strong awareness of keeping things commercial.

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  • He is a trusted partner and is always available to us to discuss and provide advice on a range of issues

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