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Watson Farley & Williams (New York) LLP Offices
250 West 55th Street
(between Broadway and 8th Avenue)
New York, New York 10019
NEW YORK
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
Housing a ‘strong New York-based team that is respected in the market‘, Watson Farley & Williams (New York) LLP covers a broad range of of shipping finance transactions, including capital markets and private equity deals. Other areas of strength range from restructurings and insolvencies, to sanctions and tax advice. The team also advises owners, shipbuilders, potential investors, lenders and operators on Jones Act issues, with expertise further extending to matters involving Marshall Islands and Liberian corporate and maritime law, as well as Vanuatu maritime law work. Senior partner George Paleokrassas
acts for major shipping lenders and shipowners on the structuring and restructuring of loan and leasing transactions, while Daniel Rodgers is particularly focused on shipping and offshore industry-related matters. Christopher Belisle advises on lease financings and asset-based loan facilities, Steven Hollander regularly advises on entities formed in Liberia and the Marshall Islands, and John Benson assists with cross-border asset-backed structured transactions and joint ventures. Additional key practitioners include Will Vogel, who is an expert in representing public maritime sector companies in US corporate and securities matters, as well as experienced counsels C J Chido and Maxi Adamski-De Visser.