Jeffrey Wool

Jeffrey is a Senior Global Advisor in the Aviation group, based in our London and New York offices.

Jeffrey has extensive experience in the aviation industry, particularly in relation to international law and policy.

Jeffrey serves as the Secretary General of the Aviation Working Group, a not-for-profit international industry group that works on the development of policies, regulations, and rules designed to facilitate advanced international aviation financing and leasing. Jeffrey leads all global projects on behalf of the AWG, including the development, implementation and national ratification of the Cape Town Convention (CTC), the development of the Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS), and the launch of the AWG Carbon Calculator (ACC). Jeffrey coordinates AWG’s work addressing the impacts on aviation financing and leasing from COVID -19, Russian’s military action in Ukraine, and ESG regulation. He continues in these roles for the AWG on secondment from Watson Farley & Williams, which acts as AWG’s international counsel.

Jeffrey was a senior research fellow at Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College and an affiliate member of the law faculty at the University of Oxford from 2011-2023. He has previously been professor of global business law at the University of Washington where he was the founding co-director of its global business law institute.

Prior to joining Watson Farley & Williams, Jeffrey held positions within US and international law firms based in London, New York, Seattle, and Washington D.C., with secondments in Paris and Tokyo.