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About
Provided by Virginia Murray
Practice Areas
Virginia is a Partner in the Project & Structured Finance Group.
Virginia specialises in acquisitions and financings in the Greek infrastructure and energy sectors, as well as real estate, corporate/M&A, insurance, mining and commodities transactions for both Greek and international investors and banks.
Virginia graduated from Cambridge University in 1989 and practised as a barrister in London for five years before moving to Athens and qualifying as a Greek lawyer in 1998. She then spent ten years at a major Greek commercial law firm before joining WFW in 2007.
She is fluent in Greek and English.
Career
Virginia graduated from Cambridge University in 1989 and practised as a barrister in London for five years before moving to Athens and qualifying as a Greek lawyer in 1998. She then spent ten years at a major Greek commercial law firm before joining WFW in 2007.
Work Highlights
Virginia is widely recognised for her energy, projects, finance and corporate/M&A expertise by legal directories Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA and IFLR 1000. In 2019, Chambers acknowledged her as “a market leader in the renewables sector” and hailed her “expertise in English law”, while client interviewees noted she is “very adaptable, flexible and provides her legal opinion very promptly and succinctly”.
Chambers Review
Europe
Top-ranked Virginia Murray wins widespread endorsement for her handling of energy project acquisitions and project development financing transactions on behalf of domestic and international investors.
Virginia Murray has a strong finance practice advising investors and financial institutions on various banking and finance mandates, including project and acquisition transactions in the energy sector. She is dual-qualified in Greece and in England and Wales, and is therefore a strong choice for cross-border transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Virginia Murray is a pure delight to work with. I would recommend her to anyone looking for legal support in Greece."
"She is very experienced in handling complex energy financing transactions."
"Virginia Murray is a pure delight to work with. I would recommend her to anyone looking for legal support in Greece."
"She is very experienced in handling complex energy financing transactions."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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WFW advises Blue Elephant on acquisition of large Greek solar parks
This transaction marks Blue Elephant’s entry into the Greek renewable energy market, and includes the largest operational solar park in Greece, with an overall capacity of 38 MWp.
WFW advises Blue Elephant on acquisition of large Greek solar parks
This transaction marks Blue Elephant’s entry into the Greek renewable energy market, and includes the largest operational solar park in Greece, with an overall capacity of 38 MWp.