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Michael O'Donnell

020 7814 8000 modonnell@wfw.com

Work Department

PARTNER IN THE MARITIME GROUP

Position

Michael specialises in international financial transactions with a particular emphasis on advising on ship financing and tax-based leasing and export credit financing transactions across a variety of maritime assets, as well as on restructurings.

His clients include international banks and other financial institutions, ship owners and leasing companies.

Michael joined WFW in 1988 and spent a year on secondment to the firm’s Oslo office.

Career

Trained McHale & Co, London; qualified 1988; joined Watson, Farley & Williams, London 1988; worked in Oslo office 1993 and has worked for short periods in New York and Copenhagen; partner 2005.

Memberships

Law Society.

Education

Bangor Grammar School; UCW, Aberystwyth (1985 LLB).