Richard James Howley
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Work Department
Banking department
Position
Richard Howley is a partner who specialises in international ship finance, with a particular focus on financing LNG carriers. Richard joined Norton Rose in 1992. He has a broad range of experience in bilateral and syndicated debt facilities and structured financings, including the project and lease financing of LNG carriers and the project financing of semi-submersible drilling rigs, FPSOs and other floating production units, and the negotiation of shipbuilding and other transport contracts, particularly in connection with shipowners tendering for LNG projects. Richard has been involved with the financing of both second-hand and new-building vessels, acting for shipowners, banks and lessors worldwide. He has also acted for international banks and finance lessors in relation to the debt financing and lease restructuring of semi-submersible drilling rigs, drillships and FPSOs. Richard is a regular speaker at international conferences and recently chaired the banking and legal session at Gastech 2009 in Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s largest energy conferences.
Career
Trained Norton Rose; qualified 1994; partner Norton Rose 2004.
Education
St Thomas More RC School, Nuneaton; University of Southampton (1990 LLB).
Leisure
Walking, whisky and wine tasting.
Practice Areas
Finance - shipping
