James Cameron > Milbank > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Milbank Offices
100 Liverpool Street
LONDON
EC2M 2AT
England
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James Cameron
Position
Partner, Transportation & Space
Career
James Cameron has extensive experience in acting for investment banks, lessors, financiers, equity investors, private equity, hedge funds, manufacturers, operators and arrangers on a variety of corporate, asset- and receivables-backed financing and leasing transactions involving aircraft, ships, oil rigs, rolling-stock, power turbines, military assets and other moveable equipment.
James has advised clients on the full range of structured asset and corporate financing structures including capital markets transactions, EETC operating leasing, structured tax-based financings, export-credit transactions, restructurings, securitisation, portfolio transactions such as leasing company acquisitions, M&A asset portfolio sales and purchases, joint ventures, Islamic financing projects, Japanese leasing and default and restructuring.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Transport finance and leasing
(Leading partners)Drawing upon the core sector expertise of ‘market leading, top-tier partners and exceptional associates’, and also able to leverage the firm’s impressive capital markets, insolvency prowess and US offices, Milbank is, according to one client, ‘the best team in the market for complicated and high-value aviation finance transactions’. The tone is set by the leadership at the team, with James Cameron able to bring a ‘wealth of experience and practical nous to any deal he works on’ for a varied mix of stakeholders including lessors, funds and banks. ‘At the top of his game’, Nick Swinburne co-heads the team alongside Cameron and is recognised as ‘a great person to have on highly complicated and structured transactions’, including EETC matters. At an associate level, Mark Leverkus is ‘head and shoulders above many of his peers‘, and Tom Jackson has ‘a bright future ahead of him’.
London > Transport > Aviation
Milbank assists airlines, lessors and financial institutions on the spectrum of commercial aviation matters, including restructuring and insolvency, and M&A. The team has also assisted lessors in regard to Russian sanctions matters and associated insurance claims, while also acting on a range of other disputes and arbitrations. Heading the team are James Cameron, who focuses on transport asset finance and portfolio transactions, and Nick Swinburne, a finance, leasing and restructuring specialist.
Singapore > Asset finance: foreign firms
Described by one client as a ‘skilled team that can handle with ease the most daunting of transactions’, Milbank remains a highly active player in the region’s aviation finance and restructuring scene. Following the departure of Paul Ng in summer 2023, David Paterson, noted for his transaction and leasing experience, is the key point of contact for the Singapore office. Paterson also works with the London Office’s asset and trade finance partners, Nick Swinburne, and James Cameron (the latter is a member of the firm’s transportation and space group.)
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Transport finance and leasing London > Finance
- Aviation London > Transport
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Finance > Securitisation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium