Watson Farley & Williams

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Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
No. of offices15
Major practice areasEnergy & Infrastructure, Maritime, Natural Resources, Real Estate and Transport
RevenueIncrease2.svg £160.0 million (2016/17), [1]
Date founded1982
Company type LLP
Website wfw.com

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) is an international law firm based in London. The firm has over 500 attorneys and 15 offices.

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History

From its beginnings in shipping and shipping finance in 1982, [2] Watson Farley & Williams has developed a broader practice: Energy & Infrastructure, Maritime, Natural Resources, Real Estate and Transport. The firm regularly advises large-scale clients in cross border matters. [3]

Expanding geographically with 14 offices in Europe, Asia and the USA, the most recent office openings were in Hong Kong (March 2012), Frankfurt (January 2013) and Dubai (September 2014).

Watson Farley & Williams opened an office in Hong Kong, in association with Lau, Leong & Co., in March 2012. [4] [5]

Watson Farley & Williams opened an office in Frankfurt in January 2013 with a regulatory team focusing on the energy, infrastructure and real estate sectors. [6] [7] [8]

Watson Farley & Williams opened an office in Dubai, in September 2014. [9]

Watson Farley & Williams announced in October 2015 that it had agreed an association and cooperation arrangement with Hanoi-based boutique firm LVN & Associates. [10]

Key sectors

The firm provides advice in the following sectors:

Key services

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References

  1. WFW revenue rises by 5 per cent to £131m
  2. Chambers Student Guide
  3. "News | Watson Farley & Williams". www.wfw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  4. Watson Farley finalises Hong Kong launch plan, The Lawyer, 17 February 2012
  5. Watson Farley to open in Hong Kong, Legal Week, February 2011
  6. Watson Farley launches in Frankfurt with Salans hire, The Lawyer, 14 December 2012
  7. Watson Farley to launch in Frankfurt with Salans hires, Legal Week, 14 December 2012
  8. Wechselfieber bei Salans: Öffentlichrechtlerin eröffnet Frankfurter Büro für Watson Farley, JUVE, 14 December 2012
  9. WFW launches in Dubai with three-lawyer team, The Lawyer, 18 September 2014
  10. WFW enters Vietnam with local alliance and vows China move, The Lawyer, 22 October 2014