King & Spalding LLP‘s cross-practice aviation group combines its transactional aviation practice with the firm’s aviation litigation and arbitration expertise. The team is increasingly active in the commercial aviation space, as well as aircraft seizure and remedies work involving defaulting lease and loan transactions. The practice additionally advises on the firm’s private credit and private equity clients’ financing of aviation assets. Leading the transportation finance from Charlotte, Chris Buchanan’s wide-ranging practice includes a large number of commercial aviation matters, as well as aviation-related acquisitions and acquisition financings. The department further features Washington DC’s Stephen Baskin, who represents airlines on IP issues, along with related contracts and disputes. Also key to the group, Atlanta's Carolyn Alford acts for financial institutions, funds, private equity sponsors, issuers and corporate borrowers on a range of complex finance transactions.
Key clients
- G2 Secure Staff L.L.C.
- Unifi (DAL Global Services LLC)
- Embraer Executive Aircraft, Inc.
- AAW Holdings, LLC
- Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP
- OCP Credit Asia
- iAero Thrust LLC
- TransMedics Group, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented OCP Credit Asia in the successful financial closing of a $100m secured term loan facility for Asia Digital Engineering Sdn Bhd.
- Represented iAero Thrust LLC in the sale of substantially all its assets to FTAI Aviation Ltd.
- Represented AAR Corp in a series of aircraft purchases from American Airlines, Inc.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carolyn Alford, Christopher Buchanan