Katie Shiels

Katie is a Senior Associate in the Assets and Structured Finance group based in London.

Katie specialises in asset and project finance transactions with a particular focus on the maritime sector. Her clients include financial institutions and owners and she advises on a variety of finance, lease and tax-driven structures. She also handles a variety of commercial maritime documentation, including charterparties, construction contracts and asset sale & purchase contracts.

Katie trained at the firm and has worked in WFW’s Athens office, as well as six years in the Singapore office. In 2016, Katie completed a five month secondment with Standard Chartered Bank’s ship finance team in Singapore. From 2019 to 2021, Katie worked as in-house legal counsel at Borealis Maritime in London, before returning to WFW in 2022.

Katie was ranked as a ‘Key Lawyer’ in the UK Legal 500 Transport Finance and Leasing rankings for 2024, 2025 and 2026.