Bethan Waters > Farrer & Co > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Farrer & Co
66 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
LONDON
WC2A 3LH
England

Living Wage

Work Department

Banking and Financial Services

Position

Bethan assists on a wide variety of banking matters. She works with both lenders and borrowers (including charities and institutions) on secured and unsecured banking transactions and also has experience of international syndicated and bilateral lending (both in traditional and emerging markets) and asset, art and property financing.

Career

Trained at Allen & Overy LLP and qualified as a solicitor in 2006; joined Farrer & Co from Allen & Overy LLP in February 2010.

Education

King’s College London (LLB English law and French law); Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (Maitrîse en droit Anglais et droit Francais); and BPP Law School (LPC).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Art and cultural property

The first-class team at Farrer & Co has a stellar reputation for its art and cultural property expertise and regularly works with international super rich clients. Adrian Parkhouse is highly sought after for his work on major art cases, and senior associate William Charrington is also developing a strong art-related disputes practice. Through Bethan Waters, the department is well regarded for its work in the art lending world. Clients include leading museums and galleries in the UK, charities and top landed estates. Isabel Paintin advises clients on a wide range of issues relating to the ownership of artwork, gifts of heritage assets and heritage tax issues. Julian Smith is another stand-out member of the practice along with Peter Wienand, who advises many cultural organisations and artists on the protection and exploitation of their intellectual property.