The global aviation sector practice at Watson Farley & Williams (New York) LLP, manages an international team serving clients who have a significant market share in the industry. It works with major banks, trusts, and international corporations on the full gamut of the sector, ranging from share acquisition and transaction financing to Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and advice on the economic consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war. Susanne Burstein leverages a broad skill set, working with lessors, borrowers, and investors in complex financings and securitization transactions. Bernstein works alongside Philip Jackmauh in New York, who focuses on structuring and completing lucrative aircraft portfolio acquisitions, warehouse facilities, and term loans. Recently he advised Major League Soccer on an air transportation charter agreement with Sun Country Airlines. In London, Dominic Pearson is qualified to practice in both New York and California, working for banks, underwriters, and airlines in a variety of deals, including advising the Aviation Working Group on the Global Aircraft Trading System. Julia Sim and Celinda Metro add additional strength to the team.
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- 'Phil Jackmauh in New York possesses decades of in-house experience in aircraft leasing companies, both in the US and in Ireland, which he is able to bring to bear on trading, leasing and financing matters. Phil assisted us on a contentious matter and we found him to be commercially minded and practical.'
- 'Susanne Burstein is another experienced partner in New York with whom we have worked over the years.'
Kernmandanten
- Investec Bank
- Airbus Bank
- Astatine Investment Partners
- Carlyle Aviation Partners
- Wilmington Trust
- Aviation Working Group
- CAVIC Aviation Leasing (Ireland) Co
- ORIX Aviation Systems Limited
- Major League Soccer, LLC
- Falko
Highlight-Mandate
- Advising Apollo Global Management (“Apollo”) as special aviation counsel on its bid, together with co-investors, to acquire a majority equity stake in the airline Scandinavian Airlines (“SAS”) in the airline’s exit from its ongoing New York Chapter 11 restructuring. The deal would have seen Apollo become a major shareholder alongside, among others, the Danish state.
- Advised Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (“CA-CIB”) on the JOLCO acquisition financing of one Boeing 777F freighter aircraft for Atlas Air Inc. (“Atlas Air”), the first post-pandemic JOLCO financing for a major US air carrier.
- Advising the AWG as their primary international advisors on all of their principal projects including, on all Cape Town Convention matters, a project aimed at reducing transactional risk in non-CTC states, the development of the Best Practices Manual for the aviation industry, examination of lien/detention rights for aircraft globally, Russia matters, the development of the AWG carbon calculator and leading on a number of important sub-groups, including insolvency and disputes.
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Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Julia Sim
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Julia Sim; Celinda Metro; Dominic Pearson; Susanne Burstein; Phillip Jackumah