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Provided by Joe Levin
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Joe Levin is a partner in the London Projects Group at Watson Farley & Williams.
Joe advises lenders and sponsors on a number of project finance, acquisition finance, reserve-based lending and other structured financings and has a particularly impressive track record in the upstream oil and gas sector, advising E&P companies, traders and both multilateral and commercial lenders.
Joe advises on transactions across Europe and Africa and has most recently advised lenders on the acquisition financings of assets from oil majors in the UK North Sea, Egypt, Cameroon, Angola and Chad.
He is recommended for his trade finance and oil and gas expertise by leading directories Legal 500 UK and IFLR 1000 with the former styling him “very reactive, efficient and pragmatic”.
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Joe Levin focuses his oil and gas practice on complex upstream finance transactions. He has considerable experience advising lenders on financing deals to support acquisitions and project development.
Joe Levin is a London-based partner whose work encompasses project as well as trade finance, with the twin streams of his practice converging on the oil and gas sector. Recent mandates have included matters relating to hydrocarbon assets in Gabon and Angola, in addition to matters elsewhere in Africa.
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Provided by Chambers
"Joe is a great lawyer who is incredibly commercially minded. He's able to put things in context and won't push a point for the sake of it - he will investigate if there's a value to it for us. I like the way he thinks and how he approaches his work."
"Joe Levin has outstanding all-round experience in banking and finance matters across Africa."
"Rather than taking a strict, academic approach, Joe tries to understand his clients' business and priorities, whilst also protecting their interests."
"Joe is a great lawyer who is incredibly commercially minded. He's able to put things in context and won't push a point for the sake of it - he will investigate if there's a value to it for us. I like the way he thinks and how he approaches his work."
"Joe Levin has outstanding all-round experience in banking and finance matters across Africa."
"Rather than taking a strict, academic approach, Joe tries to understand his clients' business and priorities, whilst also protecting their interests."