Moira Watson joined Hall Estill in 2016 and practices primarily in the Banking and Commercial Finance area. She is a member of the firm's Recruitment & Diversity Committee.
Moira regularly represents and advises financial institutions (including agricultural lenders) in a variety of financing transactions. Her representations include working capital credit facilities, asset-based financings, and acquisition financings. Moira also has experience as lead counsel in large syndicated loan transactions.
Moira is currently a Professor in Practice at the University of Oklahoma College of Law teaching courses such as Secured Transactions and Corporate Finance.
Education
- Rice University (B.A., 2002)
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2005)
- University of Oxford (D.Phil/Ph.D. in Law, 2015)
Admissions
- Texas - 2005
- Oklahoma - 2016
Legal Experience
- 2016 - Present Hall Estill
- 2010 - 2015 A boutique energy firm (Oxford, UK)
- 2005 - 2010 Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (formerly Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, Texas)
Community Involvement
- Oxford Society of the Great Plains, Co-Founder and President
- Downtown Oklahoma City Rotary Club 29, Member
- Susan G. Komen Central and Western Oklahoma Board of Directors
- Rice Association of Volunteer Alumni, Member
- American Society for Legal History, Member
- Law & Society Association, Member
- NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association), Member
- Financial Institution And Commercial Law Section (FICL) - OK Bar Association, Program Manager
Professional Involvement
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Program Officer for Financial Institutions & Commercial Law Section
Teaching/Lecture Experience
- University of Oklahoma College of Law, Professor in Practice 2015 –Present Teaching two commercial law courses: Secured Transactions and Corporate Finance
Speeches and Presentations
Recent presentations and speeches include the following:
- Article 9 Refresher, Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers Association
- Regular Presenter, Hall Estill Lunch & Learn Series
- Financing Arrangements in the Energy Sector, invited guest lecture given to Professor Monika Erhman’s course, Oil and Gas Contracts, University of Oklahoma College of Law
- Building a Transactional Practice, invited guest lecture given to ONE- S, University of Oklahoma College of Law
