PRACTICE AREAS
The firm manages a wide range of legal work involving the financing, leasing and trading of commercial aviation assets, including commercial and business jet aircraft, helicopters, and commercial aircraft engines.
Financing
Structured finance, including export credit agency-backed lending, finance leases, and other debt-financing arrangements
Operating Leasing
Domestic and cross-border aircraft and engine operating leasing, including sale-leasebacks, lease novations, restructurings and amendments, lessee repossessions and delinquencies, “green time” leasing subject to follow-on teardown/part-out
Trading and Acquisitions
Aircraft, helicopter and engine purchases and sales, including OEM purchases, new and used aircraft sale-leasebacks, and portfolio sales and acquisitions, including lease due-dilligence
Maintenance and Suppliers
Engine maintenance and "power-by-the-hour" contracts, MRO and other third-party supplier arrangements
Aviation Insurance
Lease and finance document covenant review, release agreement review and negotiation, and insurance certificate review
Corporate
General corporate governance and compliance issues, standard-form document review, production and management, and covenant review
Cape Town Convention
Advisory and registrations