WFW boosts aviation finance offering in Dubai

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has announced that aviation finance partner Oliver Tebbit has joined the firm’s Dubai office. He was previously a partner at Clyde & Co.

Tebbit has over 15 years’ experience advising on asset finance transactions and is especially noted for his expertise in the fields of commercial aviation and business jets. He has been actively involved in high profile transactions in Dubai and the wider Middle East region since 2001.

Oliver is regularly recognised for his expertise by industry directories such as Chambers & Partners, Who’s Who Legal, Corporate Jet Investor and Euromoney’s Guide to Aviation Lawyers. He has a particularly strong profile in the corporate jet market where he represents financiers, high net-worth individuals and aircraft operators in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Also joining WFW from Clyde & Co’s Dubai office to work alongside Oliver is senior associate Dhruv Paul. Paul, a corporate lawyer with a particular focus on aviation and aviation finance transactions, has extensive experience working on transactions in the Middle East and India.