Watson, Farley & Williams is pleased to announce the arrival of two new partners to its Paris office. PPP law team Jérôme Pentecoste and Emmanuel Paillard joined WFW together with two assistants, Julie Vuagnoux and Julien Moiroux, from the Paris law firm, Orrick Rambaud Martel.

As counsel for the successful bidders in the Balard and TGI PPP operations and specialists in innovative financing for public projects (such as funding, leasing, and development) the four lawyers will complement the existing public law/regulatory team led by Lucien Rapp and the project finance team led by Laurence Martinez-Bellet and Eric Villateau.

Their experience covers projects ranging from real estate, construction, maritime, rail, and network infrastructure to renewable energy.

In welcoming the two new partners and their team, WFW has increased its capability in its core strengths of structuring complex contractual arrangements and project finance.

Laurence Martinez-Bellet, partner and head of the Paris office comments: “WFW in Paris is well-known for its expertise in project finance and public law. The recruitment of the new partners, Jérôme Pentecoste and Emmanuel Paillard, as well as the two associates adds further strength to the existing team and will allow us to broaden the offering of our PPP and project finance practices”.

Jérôme Pentecoste commented: “I am excited to be joining WFW in Paris. The firm has a strong brand in asset and project finance, particularly energy and infrastructure projects. I am looking forward to working with the existing partners in building on the already solid reputation of the finance team at the Paris office”.

Emmanuel Paillard said: “This is a great opportunity not only to develop our PPP and project finance practice but also to contribute to the synergy between the various WFW teams both in Paris and beyond”.

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For further information, please contact: 
Katie Cooke (London)
PR Manager
Tel: +44 20 7863 8995
Email: kcooke@wfw.com

Editors’ notes:

1. Watson, Farley & Williams is an international law firm with offices in London, New York, Paris, Hamburg, Munich, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Athens, Piraeus, Singapore and Bangkok. The firm currently has 321 lawyers and over 630 staff.

2. Watson, Farley & Williams is a leading international law firm providing services of high quality and value to clients throughout a range of industry sectors, with particular focus on: Finance & Investment, Maritime, Energy, Natural Resources, Transport, Real Estate and ICT. Lawyers from our international offices work as integrated teams to provide practical, commercially focused legal services. Our locations allow us sufficient geographical spread to be competitive in the global market and to provide consistently high quality legal services to our clients.

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