Legal specialist sprinkles gold on LISW25

London’s pre-eminence as a maritime financial services powerhouse is well known and London International Shipping Week 2025 (LISW25) is delighted to welcome Watson Farley & Williams LLP (WFW) as a gold sponsor.

WFW is an international law firm focussed on the energy, infrastructure and transport sectors, with a network of 19 strategically located offices spanning Europe, Asia, the US and Middle East. With the largest dedicated maritime legal practice in the world, the firm advises clients on the full spectrum of matters impacting the shipping industry, including finance, corporate and M&A, tax, regulatory affairs, employment issues, restructuring, sanctions and dispute resolution.

WFW is renowned for advising on complex and innovative award-winning deals, including ten Marine ‘Money Deal of the Year Awards’ in the past year. This industry leading expertise is recognised by legal directory Chambers & Partners who rank the firm in Band 1 for shipping in 11 jurisdictions.

George Macheras, WFW Global Head of Maritime.

Sustainability, which is set to be a central tenet of LISW25, is a core focus of WFW. As an industry leader in maritime, the firm is at the vanguard of the drive for sustainability and addressing the challenges it presents across the shipping industry. WFW is proud to have helped develop the Poseidon Principles to support the IMO’s goal to reduce shipping’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2050.

George Macheras, WFW Global Head of Maritime, commented: “London International Shipping Week is one of the key events in the international maritime calendar and reaffirms London’s long-standing importance as a global hub for the sector. As the leading maritime law firm worldwide, we’re delighted to be gold sponsors of this fantastic forum that brings together the industry’s leading decision makers and innovators”.

Welcoming WFW onboard, Sean Moloney, joint CEO and co-founder of LISW25, said: “WFW is at the forefront of London’s maritime services sector and we are delighted to have the firm’s expertise as part of LISW25.”
Source: LISW25