Joe Levin

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 3

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

1 Years Ranked

Spotlight

Banking & Finance

Africa-wide

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

UK 2025

About

Provided by Joe Levin

Global

Practice Areas

Joe Levin is a partner in the London Projects Group at Watson Farley & Williams.

Joe advises lenders and sponsors on a number of project finance, acquisition finance, reserve-based lending and other structured financings and has a particularly impressive track record in the upstream oil and gas sector, advising E&P companies, traders and both multilateral and commercial lenders.

Joe advises on transactions across Europe and Africa and has most recently advised lenders on the acquisition financings of assets from oil majors in the UK North Sea, Egypt, Cameroon, Angola and Chad.

He is recommended for his trade finance and oil and gas expertise by leading directories Legal 500 UK and IFLR 1000 with the former styling him “very reactive, efficient and pragmatic”.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Global

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas - UK

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Joe Levin focuses his oil and gas practice on complex upstream finance transactions. He has considerable experience advising lenders on financing deals to support acquisitions and project development.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Banking & Finance - Africa-wide

Spotlight

Individual Editorial

Joe Levin is a London-based partner whose work encompasses project as well as trade finance, with the twin streams of his practice converging on the oil and gas sector. Recent mandates have included matters relating to hydrocarbon assets in Gabon and Angola, in addition to matters elsewhere in Africa.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Rather than taking a strict, academic approach, Joe tries to understand his clients' business and priorities, whilst also protecting their interests."

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas respondent
Global

"Joe is a great lawyer who is incredibly commercially minded. He's able to put things in context and won't push a point for the sake of it - he will investigate if there's a value to it for us. I like the way he thinks and how he approaches his work."

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

"Joe Levin has outstanding all-round experience in banking and finance matters across Africa."

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

"Rather than taking a strict, academic approach, Joe tries to understand his clients' business and priorities, whilst also protecting their interests."

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas respondent
Global

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

"Joe Levin has outstanding all-round experience in banking and finance matters across Africa."

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Filter by

Africa-wide

Banking & Finance

Joe Levin

Spotlight

Joe Levin

Global Guide 2024

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas + 1 more ranking

About

Practice Areas

Chambers Review

Global

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas - UK

Individual Editorial

Banking & Finance - Africa-wide

Individual Editorial

Strengths

Discover other Lawyers at Watson Farley & Williams

Africa-wide

Asia-Pacific Region

China

Germany

Global Market Leaders

Greece

Discover other Lawyers at
Watson Farley & Williams