Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Watson Farley & Williams LLP‘s asset and structured finance team - jointly led by the ’pleasant‘ Alfredo Cabellos and recently promoted Laura Cadenas - is singled out for its experience in ship finance matters and its niche expertise in the aquaculture sector. The team, which attracts instructions from shipowners, financial entities, charterers and P&I clubs, is also adept at advising on construction contracts and purchase and sale agreements. Jose María Pery is a name to note for asset finance, purchases, and sales in the maritime sector; his expertise also extends to shipping disputes.
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Testimonials
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‘They are very professional, well-informed and have a high level of service.’
‘Alfredo Cabellos is such a pleasant man to work with. He knows his field of practice very well and his advice is always to the point and highly valued by us and our clients.'
Key clients
- UBS
- Alsaker
- Havila Kystruten AS
- ABN AMRO
- Edda Wind ASA
- Caixabank
- DNB
- Nordic Trustee
Work highlights
- Advised Fiskebas Fishing Company Limited on the implementation of a tax lease structure in Spain for the construction, acquisition, finance and exploitation of a 69.60 m. midwater trawler which is presently under construction at a shipyard in the north of Spain.
- Advised Havila Kystruten Operations AS, as Spanish counsel, on the dispute before the English High Court in relation to the financing of 2 vessels to be built in Spain by Astilleros de J. Barreras, which were cancelled.
- Advised the company Edda Wind, and the lenders (UBS and ABN Amro) in relation to the Spanish aspects of the financing of one offshore support vessel, under construction at Astilleros Gondán, in Spain and more particularly with the delivery of the vessel under a Spanish tax lease scheme.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alfredo Cabellos, Laura Cadenas