Watson Farley & Williams

Our Athens office teamed up with Kyla Shipping to host their second blood donation in collaboration with the Red Cross Hospital team. Huge thank you to our volunteers for supporting this initiative once again! Special thanks to the Red Cross medical team who visited us and provided their services for a safe and well-organised blood donation. #WFW #BloodDonation #RedCross #Volunteering

Internship Opportunity in our Paris office! 🌟 Our Litigation and Arbitration team in Paris is looking for a dynamic intern to join their team. Over the three months, spanning from September to December 2024, the lucky candidate will gain hands-on experience in business litigation, arbitration and insurance law. Ready to develop your skills in all areas of our team's expertise? Click here to apply now: https://lnkd.in/eGMxufiV #WFW #LegalCareer #Litigation #Arbitration

🌿💡 In a recent interview with leading Spanish newspaper Expansión, Madrid Partner Luis Soto highlighted the urgent need for better incentives in sustainable investment.   He shed light on the tax complexities and the 7% electricity production tax, which was reactivated at the beginning of the year, emphasising the global competition for green investors.   Read his full interview here (subscription required): https://lnkd.in/eBQkwETd #WFW #Renewables #SustainableInvestment

🚄 We are delighted to have advised Shenzhen Financial Leasing (formerly known as CIMC Capital) on a direct lease of 10 locomotives manufactured in the People’s Republic of China for a delivery to a Turkish logistics company. Backed by Chinese ECA SINOSURE as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, this is Shenzhen Financial Leasing’s inaugural deal in the rail sector. Our Asia team that advised Shenzhen Financial Leasing was led by Asia Asset and Structured Finance Group Head and Partner Madeline Leong, supported by Hong Kong Associates Joey Cheung and Wanying Cui and Singapore Senior Legal Manager Arrow Qingyao ZHANG.   Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gcbQwxDB #WFW #Rail #Asia

🌟 Exciting Internship Opportunity! Our Paris Corporate department is on the lookout for a full-time intern to join us from January to June 2025. This is a unique chance to dive into the heart of corporate law, with a focus on: - M&A (particularly in the field of renewable energy and transports); - Corporate Law, Capital Development, Venture Capital, and Private Equity; and - Restructuring. Apply now to kickstart your career: https://lnkd.in/eshA4VjX #WFW #Internship #ApplyNow #CorporateLaw

🤝 We are delighted to have advised LE Erzin GES Energi A.Ş. (LE Erzin) on an approximately €23m financing of a 100MW/140MWp PV solar project in Hatay Erzin, Turkey by DZ BANK AG. The loan is governed by German law and backed by German ECA Euler Hermes. Our Hamburg Finance team that advised LE Erzin was led by Partner Stefan Kilgus, supported by Senior Associate Dr. Marlene Kowerk and Associate Helena Hopmann. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ehC6Jy_Z #WFW #Solar #Turkey #Renewables

💬 Thank you to everyone who attended our Summer 2024 Employment & Immigration webinar yesterday. It was great to have so many of you join us! Discussions focussed on the difficulties of getting employees back into the office and monitoring staff attendance. They also addressed radical updates to the UK's immigration system and important legislative developments, including changes to holiday pay and family friendly provisions. Our panel consisted of Partners Anna Robinson and Devan Khagram, Senior Associate Aarti Jagpal, Associates Charlotte Herrington and Emma Bradding and Immigration Advisers Elliott Marsh and Matt Bowtell. If you missed it, the recording will be on our website next week: https://lnkd.in/eNPiWGKY #WFW #EmploymentLaw #Immigration #BackToTheOffice

✍ Sydney Partner Alan Polivnick, Bangkok Senior Associate Chananya Rattanacharoen and Associate Sirirat Rinsiri are pleased to have contributed to The Legal Industry Reviews Thailand 4th Edition, discussing what can be expected from the upcoming draft Platform Economy Act (PEA) and how digital platform operators may be impacted by the draft PEA. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gRHR5btP #WFW #Thailand #DigitalBusiness

☕️ Last Tuesday, Partner Will Vogel enjoyed moderating the panel “Coffee Talk: Capturing in Zeitgeist for Shipping Investment”. Discussions focussed on the market environment with active dealmakers. 💡 Thank you to the insightful contributions from the panel: Ross Rosenstein (Houlihan Lokey), Hamish Norton (Star Bulk Carriers), Bob Burke (Ridgebury Tankers) and Craig Fuehrer (Deutsche Bank Securities). Let us know if you have any questions following the panel or to discuss any points further. You can listen to the recording of all the sessions from the week here: https://lnkd.in/devuV3i8 Photo credit: Marine Money / David Butler Photography #WFW #Shipping #MM #MMW2024

👏 We are thrilled to congratulate our Dubai Partner Alhassane Barry for being honoured as "Lawyer of the Year" for “Support for Government” in the esteemed Africa Business Plus 100 Legal Powerlist!   With an impressive valuation exceeding $15bn, Simandou is Africa's most substantial ongoing investment, involving major industry players such as Rio Tinto, Baowu Special Steel Co., Ltd. and Winning Consortium Simandou.   Africa Business Plus commented: “This recognition is a testament to the instrumental role Alhassane played and his support and commitment to advising public authorities, in the structuring of the co-development of the Simandou iron ore mega project in Guinea.”    On this project, Alhassane led a team of over 15 specialised lawyers at Watson Farley & Williams, spread across Dubai, London and Paris, which covered various aspects (including JVA/Corporate, mines, railway, ports, infrastructures/BOT, ESG, finance, construction, local content, etc.)   Join us in congratulating Alhassane!   #WFW #100LegalPowerlist #LawyerOfTheYear #LegalRanking #Simandou #Mining #Infrastructure #Guinea