North America - United States • Transport
Watson Farley & Williams (New York) LLP
Watson Farley & Williams (New York) LLP‘s aviation team is particularly active in aviation-related asset finance and structured financing. It also has a strong market reputation for sustainability and ESG matters in the aviation industry. Acting for aircraft lessors, commercial airlines and financiers throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas, Philip Jackmauh routinely advises on commercial aircraft leasing and aviation finance. The practice also features Susanne Burstein, who acts on aviation sector-related asset and structured finance, and cross-border aviation leasing and financing transaction specialist Julia Sim. Working between the firm’s London and New York offices, Jeffrey Wool, who serves as secretary general of the not-for-profit Aviation Working Group, joined the practice in January 2023 from Holland & Knight LLP as senior global advisor. All attorneys listed are in New York unless otherwise stated.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Watson Farley and Williams has a well-established global team covering the leasing and financing of aircraft and engines.’
- ‘A team with a tremendous amount of industry knowledge.’
- ‘Great communication style and very responsive.’
- ‘Philip 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 aircraft trading,. leasing and financing matters.’
- ‘Philip Jackmauh is technically excellent while at the same time commercially minded and practical.’
Key clients
- Investec Bank
- Airbus Bank
- BNP Paribas
- Société Générale
- Astatine Investment Partners
- Carlyle Aviation Partners
- Wilmington Trust
- Aviation Working Group
- Alinda Capital Partners LLC
- CAVIC Aviation Leasing (Ireland) Co
- Genesis Aircraft Services Limited
- ORIX Aviation Systems Limited
- Major League Soccer, LLC
- Bank of China
Work highlights
- Acting for CAVIC in relation to Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings (entered into by SAS and certain of its affiliates), in relation to the leasing of two aircraft to SAS and subleased to SAS affiliates.
- Advised Apollo Global Management as special aviation counsel on the $700m debtor-in-possession financing for Scandinavian Airlines (as part of the airline’s Chapter 11 restructuring).
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