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Joe Levin

Joe Levin

UK 2026

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Watson Farley & Williams
 Watson Farley & Williams

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Commodities: Trade Finance

UK-wide

4 years ranked

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

UK-wide

4 years ranked

About

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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

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Commodities: Trade Finance - UK-wide

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Joe Levin leads the firm's upstream finance team. He advises major banks, lenders and arrangers on financings in the energy and natural resources sectors.

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Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas - UK-wide

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.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Joe has solid legal grounding with deep industry understanding. He is commercial, solution-driven and client-focused.

    Commodities: Trade FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Joe is great. He is a good communicator and is very personable.

    Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & GasChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Joe is good on the finance side.

    Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & GasChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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UK-wide

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