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Watson Farley & Williams (New York) LLP Offices
120 West 45th Street
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New York, New York 10036
United States
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George Paleokrassas
Work Department
SENIOR PARTNER OF THE FIRM AND GLOBAL MARITIME SECTOR CO-HEAD
Position
George advises on a broad range of work spanning the maritime sector, acting for major shipping lenders and shipowners on the structuring and restructuring of loan and leasing transactions, the acquisition, sale and transfer of shipping loan portfolios, on transactions involving distressed assets as well as for owners, operators and investors on shipbuilding projects, long-term charter arrangements, joint ventures and other general corporate matters involving shipowning groups.
He is universally recognised as one of the leading lawyers in the maritime sector both in Greece and internationally, including by legal directories Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, Legal 500 EMEA and IFLR 1000. In 2019, Chambers styled him quite simply an “excellent lawyer” and Legal 500 as “highly esteemed”. Clients have described him as “utterly outstanding.”
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Transport > Shipping: finance
The marine practice at Watson Farley & Williams (New York) LLP leverages ‘deep knowledge’ of the shipping sector, with the team’s extensive expertise extending beyond the US to include Marshall Islands, Liberia and Vanuatu corporate and maritime matters. The firm is praised for its client-centric approach, representing clients in capital markets and private equity transactions, restructurings, insolvencies and sanctions, as well as advising on various aspects of the Jones Act. Senior partner George Paleokrassas heads the New York practice, acting for leading shipping lenders and shipowners in a broad range of transactions; Christopher Belisle is highly regarded for his commercial litigation experience and frequently advises on asset-based loan facilities for ships, lease financings and various aspects of the Jones Act; Steven Hollander handles a range of international transactions; whilst John Benson represents financial institutions, private equity funds and shipowners and operators in cross-border asset-backed structured transactions. Robert Kritzman brings extensive experience within the global cruise sector. Filana Silberberg and Will Vogel are key contacts for corporate and securities matters, and counsel C J Chido acts in cross-border asset-backed financings in the maritime sector.