Workshop facilitator profile
The speakers are mainly partners from international finance and litigation group of Watson, Farley & Williams (Singapore). The leading speaker heads the International Finance Group of Watson, Farley & Williams (Singapore). He is a leading lawyer in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 and Chambers Global, described as “highly experienced and knowledgeable on all matters relating to Shipping Finance” by Chamber Asia 2009 with more than 20 years of experience in asset, project, trade and structured finance and acted for ship financiers such as Citibank, DVB bank, ING bank, BTMU Capital Corporation, Standard Chartered, Fortis bank etc.
Other main speakers include:
- She is a partner in the firm’s International Finance Group and advised many banks and shipping companies such as in ship financing issues. She has been recommended as a project finance lawyer in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 and is a regular speaker at international conferences.
- He is a partner in International Litigation Group, specializing in cross-border international litigation and arbitration with a particular emphasis on banking, shipbuilding, construction and engineering disputes. He also has experience in finance disputes and ship mortgage enforcements in Asia, Europe and the United States where he has represented numerous banking clients.
- She is an associate in the international litigation group of Watson, Farley & Williams (Singapore). She has acted for a number of mortgagee banks in the enforcement of ship mortgages, including coordinating the arrest and auction of vessels. The jurisdictions in which she has ship arrest experience include Russia, Singapore, Ghana, Korea, India and China.
- She is a partner in the firm’s international finance group. She specializes in asset, project and structured finance and oil and gas work and has acted for most of the leading banks and financial institutions and is recognized as possessing “mastery of the subject” of asset finance by the Asia Pacific Legal 500. She has worked in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore and has considerable experience in Korean, Hong Kong and PRC finance transactions
What Other People Said About Watson, Farley & Williams (Singapore)
"Legal 500 2009/2010 commended WFW Singapore as professional, co-operative and resourceful with a strong reputation in the shipping, oil and gas and energy sectors."
"Legal 500 2009/2010 commended WFW Singapore’s strong ship finance practice."
"Chambers Asia 2009 acclaimed WFW Singapore “definitely a leading firm for shipping” with lawyers having great depth in experience on both the lender and borrower sides of deals."
"Chambers Asia 2009 commended WFW Singapore has built a “particularly strong reputation for its work in cross-border finance”. WFW Singapore is praised for its “creative solutions to an impressive volume of work”.
"Chambers Asia 2009 acclaimed “Watson, Farley & Williams has understanding of the legal issues in a transaction and the market situation, providing advice on any issues a lender might have."
Key benefits for attending this event
- ANALYZING market outlook and current status of the shipping/shipbuilding industry
- DISCUSSING the legal framework(s) of relevant countries and how lenders can enforce their rights and options to protect their interests upon the occurrence of an the event of default
- APPRECIATING Essential laws and regulations (with updates) of relevant countries that impact on the enforcement rights of lenders
- EXAMINING strategies and options for lenders in dealing with defaults when court proceedings have been initiated (including insolvency)
- UNDERSTANDING Legal procedures and key considerations for the repossession of ships, evaluation of different types of ships/cargoes
- BENCHMARKING best practices of lenders in dealing with various default cases with practical case studies based on recent experience
Who Should Attend
This workshop is intended for Senior Managers and Heads/ Deputy Heads, GM, Managing Director, Head / VP, Analyst, Relationship manager Of financial institutions including banks, venture capitals and finance from the following departments:
Investment banking | Corporate banking | Ship finance team | Commercial banking | Credit Review | Project financing | Structured finance | Shipping and transport | Banking& Asset Finance
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Venue & Accomodation
Traders Hotel, Singapore
1A Cuscaden Road 249716, Singapore
Tel: (65) 6831 4331
Fax: (65) 6831 4330
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