Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is pleased to announce that the firm showed strong results in the Q1 2026 energy and infrastructure league tables in leading sector publications Green Street Infrastructure (formerly IJGlobal), Inframation and inspiratia.
Notably the firm secured the highest rankings among legal advisers in Europe, being first by both deal value and deal count, as well as coming first globally by deal count (and fourth by deal value), in inspiratia’s Q1 2026 rankings.
The firm achieved 19 first place Inframation rankings:
- first by deal count, France;
- first by deal count, project finance, Spain;
- first by deal value, project finance, Spain;
- first by deal count, project finance, UK;
- first by deal count, M&A, EMEA;
- first by deal count, M&A, Europe;
- first by deal count, M&A, EU;
- first by deal count, M&A, France;
- first by deal count, M&A, Germany;
- first by deal count, energy transition and renewables, EMEA;
- first by deal count, energy transition and renewables, Europe;
- first by deal count, energy transition and renewables, EU;
- first by deal count, energy transition and renewables, France;
- first by deal, energy transition and renewables, Spain;
- first by deal count, renewables, EMEA;
- first by deal count, renewables, Europe;
- first by deal count, renewables, EU;
- first by deal count, renewables, Germany; and
- first by deal count, renewables, Spain.
The firm also garnered four top 20 rankings from Green Street Infrastructure, improving its standing in three categories.
WFW Global Energy Sector Head Henry Stewart commented: “These are strong results once again for the firm’s Energy Sector. Our excellent European results are especially gratifying, highlighting both the strength and depth of our market-leading practice on that continent as well as our support for its energy transition”.
