Watson Farley & Williams | Asian Legal Business

Watson Farley nabs Dentons Rodyk energy co-head

BY Sachin Dave | 17 Jan 23

U.K. law firm Watson Farley & Williams has hired Kunal Kapoor as a partner in its energy practice in Singapore from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson, where he co-headed the international energy and infrastructure practice.

WFW, Squire Patton Boggs advise on $1.17bln ship financing

BY Mari Iwata | 17 Nov 22

Watson Farley & Williams has advised BNP Paribas on a $1.17 billion loan to Vancouver-headquartered container service company Seaspan, which was represented by Squire Patton Boggs. The proceeds will be used by Seaspan to fund 15 dual-fuel container vessels.

WFW lands disputes partner in SG from Incisive

BY Mari Iwata | 21 Jul 22

Watson Farley & Williams has added dispute resolution expert Kimarie Cheang as a partner in Singapore from Incisive Law, where she was director and head of the China group.

K&S, WFW advise on $402 mln Italy-Asia FSRU deal

BY Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 | 13 Jul 22

Watson Farley & Williams has advised Italian gas grid operator Snam Group on its 400-million-euro ($402 million) agreement to buy the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) BW Singapore from BW LNG, which was advised by King & Spalding.

WFW welcomes back asset finance expert in HK from White & Case

BY Mari Iwata | 10 May 22

Watson Farley & Williams has welcome back aviation finance expert Simon Collins as a partner in Hong Kong from White & Case, where he spent 17 years.

Mehraab Nazir, WFW Singapore partner, passes away

BY Mari Iwata | 07 Apr 22

Mehraab Nazir, a partner at Watson Farley & Williams’ Singapore office, lost his life following a rockslide accident while walking with his family in Australia’s Blue Mountains.

Mei Lin Goh, WFW Singapore head, passes away

BY Aparna Sai | 24 Feb 22

Maritime lawyer Mei Lin Goh, head of Watson Farley & Williams’ (WFW) Singapore office, has passed away following a battle with cancer.

WFW expands HK finance practice with partner from Maples

BY Kristen Liu 刘诗宇 | 10 Feb 22

London-headquartered Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has hired Jonathan Silver, an expert in assets and structured finance, as a partner in its Hong Kong office from offshore law firm Maples Group.

WFW hires hospitality quartet from Withers in Singapore, Sydney

BY Aparna Sai | 23 Mar 21

Watson Farley & Williams has hired four hospitality lawyers from Withers, including partners Lada Shelkovnikova and Robert Williams. Williams and two other lawyers will be based in Sydney, while Shelkovnikova joins in Singapore.

Penningtons expands in Singapore with WFW hire

BY Aparna Sai | 11 Feb 21

U.K. firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has added corporate lawyer Nick Dingemans as a partner in Singapore from Watson Farley & Williams.