With ‘excellent coverage both domestically and globally’, K&L Gates’ aviation finance work includes representing lenders, lessors, airlines, and aviation industry-related new technology providers. The team’s expertise also encompasses commercial finance advice in the aerospace sector, including financings, as well as leasing and licensing programs for manufacturers of hydrogen fuel tanks, magnetic propulsion and range services. The group additionally assists with the acquisition of aircraft and aerospace technology. In Orange County, the ‘highly skilled, experienced and dedicated’ Amanda Darling focuses on asset and project finance. The department also features Seattle-based Milos Kovacevic, an advisor to airlines, financiers and leasing companies on commercial aircraft-related financing, leasing, and sale and purchase transactions. Elizabeth Evans and Howard Chang have left the firm.
Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent coverage both domestically and globally, and deep experience in the field, particularly complex transactions.’
- ‘K&L Gates has a strong team with good knowledge and experience of the industry.’
- ‘Amanda Darling is a highly knowledgeable, but practical and pragmatic, lawyer who is able to explain complex concepts clearly and concisely.’
- ‘Amanda Darling is highly skilled, experienced and dedicated - an extraordinary lawyer who is commercially minded, which makes her totally different from other aviation lawyers.’
Key clients
- JP Lease Products & Services Co., Ltd.
- JIA Trust Co., Ltd.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, New York Branch
- Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing, Company, Limited
- Republic Airways Inc.
- CareFlight Limited
- Sojitz Corporation
- Seibu Nihon Enterprise Co. Ltd.
- Igrek Shicata Co.
- Clarus Capital
- Yieldstreet Capital
- Yieldstreet Prism
- JIA Aviation Finance
- Verijet
- MUFG
Work highlights
- Represented JP Lease Products & Services in three Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO) financings of three Airbus A320 aircraft (with ICBC Financial Leasing as intermediate lessee).
- Represented the borrower JIA Trust Co (a Japanese trust company for a US-registered aircraft and a Japanese SPC for a Hungarian-registered aircraft) in a financing for five aircraft.
- Representing Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (New York branch), as lender counsel, in the Aviation Capital Group-guaranteed JOLCO financing of two Airbus A321-251NX aircraft.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Amanda Darling