Derek Watson
Partner
Derek Watson is a Partner and a member of the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team.
Mr. Watson has extensive experience in a broad range of asset finance transactions across the aviation, shipping and rail sectors, with a particular focus on cross-border commercial and business aircraft financing, leasing, sales and purchases, including portfolio transactions, tax-based financings, export credit-supported financings and progress payment financings. His clients include banks, lessors and owners.
Mr. Watson has been ranked in Chambers High Net Worth Private Aircraft (Global-wide) since 2016 and in Chambers UK Asset Finance since 2017. Mr. Watson has been recognized among the world’s leading aviation attorneys by Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides since 2018 and was recommended by Legal 500 UK in Transport Finance and Leasing from 2020 to 2024.
Derek Watson
Partner
Education
- The College of Law, York, Diploma in Legal Practice, 1997
- Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, MA Law, 1996, with honors
Derek Watson
Partner
Admissions
- England and Wales, 1999
Affiliations
- Member, International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT)
Derek Watson
Partner
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News
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October 4, 2023 | Press Release
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October 20, 2022 | Press Release
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September 29, 2022 | Press Release
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November 18, 2021 | Press Release
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October 22, 2020 | Press Release
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October 10, 2019 | Press Release
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July 15, 2019 | Press Release
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November 1, 2018 | Press Release
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July 20, 2018 | Press Release
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November 2, 2017 | Press Release
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September 22, 2017 | Press Release
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November 4, 2016 | Press Release
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November 2015 | Press Release
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October 2012 | Press Release
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October 2011 | Press Release
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Past Events
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September 17-19, 2015 | Seminar
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July 6-8, 2015 | Seminar