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Watson Farley & Williams – Greek Branch Offices
5th Floor, Building B
348, Leof. Andrea Siggrou
Athina 176 74
Greece
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Maira Galani
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SENIOR ASSOCIATE IN THE FINANCE GROUP
Position
Maira specialises in project and structured finance, mergers and acquisitions and regulations within in the energy sector.
She has extensive experience in the Greek energy market and related regulations, environmental law and land rights, as well as advising on corporate structures and corporate governance, employment law and insurance law.
Since joining the firm in 2007, she has worked on numerous complex share sale and acquisition transactions in the Greek energy and infrastructure sectors, as well as in privatisations.
Maira is recognised as a rising star in Energy by Legal 500 EMEA and is described as ‘insightful and meticulous’, with ‘a very good knowledge of the energy legislative and regulatory framework’ by one of the largest legal publications.
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Energy
(Rising stars)Advising on the supply, financing and operational stages of traditional and renewable energy projects, the ‘truly insightful’ energy practice at Watson Farley & Williams LLP
often represents financial institutions and international energy companies. The team specialises in handling M&A transactions and joint ventures, with the ‘very commercial’ Virginia Murray being an expert in project and acquisition finance, and Marisetta Marcopoulou assisting in banking regulation and stock exchange law matters. Maira Galani focuses on environmental law affairs; Valina Giouzelaki is knowledgeable on structured finance issues; and Matina Kanellopoulou concentrates on the hotel and energy sectors.