Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is delighted to announce that project finance, energy and banking specialist Stamatis Kotsiras has joined the firm’s Project & Structured Finance (”PSF”) team in Athens as Of Counsel. Prior to joining WFW, Stamatis was Counsel for a large Greek law firm for four years and before that worked inhouse at financial institutions.
Stamatis specialises in the areas of project finance, energy and banking and finance and has extensive experience advising both lenders and borrowers on the structuring, documentation, and negotiation of complex secured financings in the energy, infrastructure and real estate sectors. He acts for both international and domestic clients, primarily financial institutions and large corporates.
WFW Athens Partner Project & Structured Finance Group Head Virginia Murray commented: ”We are delighted to welcome Stamatis to the team. The Athens PSF group has expanded rapidly expanding over the last few year and such a recognised expert as Stamatis joining us provides a further fantastic boost to the team”.
Stamatis added, “I very excited to be joining WFW. With its reputation for excellence, impressive deal list and pipeline of exciting projects in the energy and infrastructure space, the firm represents an ideal platform form which to better serve my clients. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to help the Athens PSF Group go from strength to strength”.
