U.S. Bankruptcy Court Enforces Independent Director Consent Requirements1 May 2025
Bankruptcy remote structures are most often used for valuable assets, such as drill ships, FSRUs, commercial aircraft and real estate.
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Navigating the Complexities of U.S. LNG Export Agreements: A Comprehensive Guide12 February 2024
With a decreased supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Europe, many buyers are increasingly turning to U.S.-sourced LNG. New York Partner John Kissane and Associate Sabih Siddiqi look at what that might mean for the United States including ESG advancements in this latest article.
“Unsworn Affirmations” Bill – Enhancing New York’s Legal Landscape21 December 2023
This article looks at the concept of “unsworn affirmations” in civil actions.
WFW advises clients on NAC Chapter 11 restructuring14 June 2022
NAC is the largest lessor of regional aircraft, with over 500 aircraft. Since the onset of the pandemic, NAC is to-date the only aircraft lessor to have entered into any formal restructuring proceedings.
WFW advises Global Container Assets on US$230m container box portfolio ABS17 February 2022
WFW was chosen to advise on this deal ahead of a number of other leading international firms thanks to the experience and expertise of its lawyers.
WFW advises Buss on US$275m container box portfolio ABS involving equity sale2 December 2021
This is the first occasion when 100% of the equity in a container box ABS has been sold to third-party investors and only the second time that any equity in a container box ABS has been sold to third party investors.
Ship leasing – risk of reclassification in US proceedings15 April 2021
As the importance of ship leasing as an alternative to debt financing grows, one potentially difficult and uncertain issue should be examined: the risk of a lease being recharacterised in US legal proceedings.
Caveat Lender: Bankruptcy Considerations for Shipping Lenders1 July 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing both US and foreign borrowers to consider US bankruptcy options. This article explores what lenders need to know about US Bankruptcy Code to protect their investment.
Beyond Force Majeure: excusing performance under New York law during COVID-1916 April 2020
This article discusses the extraordinary circumstances in which a party’s nonperformance of its contractual obligations may be excused under the New York common law.
COVID 19 – What should we do now?26 March 2020
We have formed a dedicated team to assist our clients worldwide to deal with any and all challenges faced by businesses affected by the government lockdowns.
WFW advises ZEABORN on acquisition of all shares in “ZEAMARINE” joint venture from New Mountain Capital30 April 2019
We are very happy to have advised ZEABORN again on a challenging and strategically important transaction for them.
Scrubber financing & enforcement12 April 2019
Our authors examine the various finance scenarios for scrubbers in anticipation of IMO 2020.
