Felicity Jones > Watson Farley & Williams LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Watson Farley & Williams LLP Offices
15 APPOLD STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2HB
England
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Felicity Jones
Work Department
FELICITY IS A PARTNER IN THE CORPORATE AND M&A GROUP AND LEADS THE EMEA HOTEL & HOSPITALITY GROUP.
Position
Felicity primarily acts for clients with operating assets which are frequently real estate assets or trading activities where the real estate assets are fundamental to the business, such as hotels, service departments and student accommodation.
In addition to the acquisition and disposal of portfolio and individual real estate assets and portfolios in the UK and continental Europe, Felicity also advises a broad range of clients on corporate matters including joint ventures, the grant of options, sale and leaseback or management arrangements, operating agreements and franchises for owners and operators (in jurisdictions from the UK to the Middle East). She assists in managing disputes, and works with management teams and/or lenders regarding development, structure, fundraising (loan and equity) and security issues.
Career
Trained at Stanley & Simpson North (now Beachcroft Stanleys); assistant at Wilde Sapte then Bristows, following a period in-house with Hilton International; several years in partnership in the City and Holborn. Felicity became a partner at Watson, Farley & Williams LLP in March 2009.
Education
Westerhirt School; London University (BA Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
(Leading individuals)Watson Farley & Williams LLP
has significant geographical reach and a growing client roster spanning the full range of industry stakeholders, and featuring names such as Canon Corporate UK and The Wolseley Hospitality Group. The ‘forward-thinking team’ regularly assists with acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, developments and sales, investment structures, and management and franchise agreements. Team leader and corporate and commercial expert Felicity Jones has ‘great specialist knowledge of hotels‘, and has extensive experience in hotel and resort transactions, operational and commercial contracts, and other real estate trading activities. Praised for his ‘efficiency and commercial judgement’, Richard Hughes is well versed in financing transactions. Construction expert Barry Hembling offers ‘top-notch’ advice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Hospitality and leisure London > Industry focus
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Trade finance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Transport > Rail
- Real estate > Environment
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development