Aviation: Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 3
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Morgan Lewis Stamford houses an established aviation team and offers expertise across a range of areas, including aircraft portfolio transactions, lease restructuring, and sale and leaseback transactions. It advises on structured finance matters, including JOL and JOLCO financings and asset-backed securitisation.
Work Highlights
- Morgan Lewis Stamford advised SKY Leasing on the purchase from Mitsui of one Airbus A321-271NX aircraft and a simultaneous lease assignment with Turkish Airlines.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their lawyers have the experience and expertise to handle highly structured aviation financing transactions and conduct complex negotiations."
"Where other firms would simply hand the problem back to the client, this firm steps up to the plate and delivers solutions."
"Their lawyers have the experience and expertise to handle highly structured aviation financing transactions and conduct complex negotiations."
"Where other firms would simply hand the problem back to the client, this firm steps up to the plate and delivers solutions."
Notable Practitioners
James Bradley draws upon experience in both Asia and Europe, advising on sale and leaseback as well as restructuring deals.
"James is proactive, enthusiastic and experienced."
"James is an excellent, commercially focused partner with an incredible depth of knowledge."
Terry Chang is a counsel at the firm's Singapore office who is active advising lessors and banks on a range of aircraft financing transactions.
"I am overall very satisfied with Terry's work."
"Terry Chang is very capable."