
SAM IS AN ASSOCIATE IN THE ASSETS AND STRUCTURED FINANCE GROUP.
Sam advises banks, financial institutions, lessors, owners and operators on loan, security and leasing documentation across the transport sector, with a particular focus on aviation assets.
Prior to joining Watson Farley & Williams, Sam worked for a magic circle law firm in London and has previously completed a secondment with a major UK shipowner.
- Advising GDHF on finance agreement for multiple Airbus H160 helicopters. This deal won Helicopter Investor’s Lessor Financing Deal of the Year 2025.
- Advised multiple parties on the historic merger of Tata SIA Airlines Limited (“Vistara”) with Air India, creating a unified full-service airline under the Air India brand.
Education
- 2019 · The University of Law, LPC MSc, Law, Business and Management
- 2017 · University of Southampton, Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
memberships and associations
- The Law Society
- PressWFW advises Eliance on debt refinancing and additional loan facility
- PressWFW supports on foundational materials for Trinity College Dublin’s Transnational Commercial and Leasing Law Project
- PressWFW advises GDHF on finance agreement for multiple Airbus H160 helicopters
- PressWFW advises on landmark merger of Air India and Vistara