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Watson Farley & Williams

Watson Farley & Williams

Watson Farley & Williams are shapers of the aviation industry and the creators of the Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI). Our global aviation team has a world-class reputation and comprises leading lawyers with a thorough understanding of the latest developments in the sector. The team have advised on many of the industry’s award-winning and high-profile transactions in the industry, including all of the major aviation restructurings since the outbreak of Covid-19 and many of the “big bang” financing and leasing transactions. https://www.wfw.com/gari

Materials to download

WFW-COVID 19 Aviation Restructuring report

WFW Aviation

Our aviation team is at the forefront of the industry. With almost 40 years’ experience in the aviation sector, Watson Farley & Williams has an industry-recognised practice that is able to provide specialist advice on a broad range of aviation matters.

Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI)

WFW are the creators of GARI, a freely available online tool for the aviation industry that provides a comparative index of the restructuring processes in over 25 key aviation jurisdictions. GARI also provides a ‘debtor friendliness’ and ‘creditor friendliness’ score to each restructuring procedure allowing for easy comparison across different procedures in the same or multiple jurisdictions.

Aviation Sector Expertise 

WFW’s aviation team has a world-class reputation and comprises leading lawyers with a thorough understanding of the latest developments in the sector. The team have advised on many of the industry’s award-winning and high-profile transactions in the industry, including all of the major airline restructurings since the onset of Covid-19, all European slots financings to date and many of the so-called “big bang” financings.

Shapers of the aviation industry

We are advising the Aviation Working Group (AWG), a consortium of 37 leading banks, lessors and manufacturers in aviation, on the two biggest developments in the aircraft finance and leasing industry for the past 10 years – the development of environment, social and governance (ESG) principles for the aviation industry and the design and build of the Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS).

Meet at the event

Amy Keenan

Amy Keenan

Business Development Manager
Watson Farley & Williams
Dominic Pearson

Dominic Pearson

Partner
Watson Farley & Williams
Jim Bell

Jim Bell

Global Aviation Sector Co-Head & Partner
Watson Farley & Williams
Philip Jackmauh

Philip Jackmauh

Senior Counsel
Watson Farley & Williams

Attend our sessions

Chapter 11 Global Legal Restructuring Risk
Let’s talk about GARI

Let’s talk about GARI

Watson Farley & Williams are launching their eagerly awaited Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI) during this session, an online tool that will provide a comparative index of the restructuring processes in over 25 key aviation jurisdictions. GARI provides a ‘debtor friendliness’ and 'creditor friendliness’ score to each restructuring procedure allowing for easy comparison across different procedures in the same or multiple jurisdictions. This is an incredibly timely product that will be freely available for the aviation industry.

Jim Bell
Global Aviation Sector Co-Head & Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
Dominic Pearson
Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
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LIVE Q&A

LIVE Q&A

Dominic Pearson
Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
Jim Bell
Global Aviation Sector Co-Head & Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
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Aircraft Aircraft Fuel Airlines ESG Fleet Fuel Tax Future Lessor New Technology Opportunities Regulation SAF Supply Sustainability
LIVE Q&A - Should lessors back SAFs or new technology aircraft?

LIVE Q&A - Should lessors back SAFs or new technology aircraft?

  • Exploring the accelerating effect of ESG regulations on re-fleeting. What is the environmental goal for aviation?
  • When can SAFs supply the world’s fleet? What are the costs associated with this transition?
  • When are lessors expecting zero-emission aircraft programmes to become scalable?
  • How to balance investing in SAF for today vs zero-emission aircraft for the future.
Gemma Loder
Head of Capital Markets, Jackson Square Aviation
Chris Chaput
President & CEO, DG Fuels LLC
Jim Morrison
Head of Portfolio Management, Avolon
Moderator
Jim Bell
Global Aviation Sector Co-Head & Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
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