Aviation: Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 2
Contact number
+65 6223 7311Chambers Review
Norton Rose Fulbright maintains a long-standing and well-respected aviation finance practice in the Singapore market. The team demonstrates expertise in both domestic and cross-border matters, including sale and purchase transactions and financings. It is well equipped to advise on aircraft leasing transactions, as well as the granting and enforcement of security agreements. It attracts blue-chip clients, including major airlines and international banks, and adopts a globally integrated approach, leveraging the expertise of multiple offices in major aviation hubs to assist with deals led by the Singapore branch.
Work Highlights
- Norton Rose Fulbright advised Malaysia Airlines Berhad on the leasing of 25 Boeing 737 MAX 8s under a deal with Air Lease Corporation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They don't just comment, but also explain to us why certain words have to be used and what industry standards are in document reviews, in a way that's easy to understand for non-lawyers."
"The team at Norton Rose consistently provide high-quality, commercially sound advice and effectively manage complex and sometimes very novel transactions with ease."
"They don't just comment, but also explain to us why certain words have to be used and what industry standards are in document reviews, in a way that's easy to understand for non-lawyers."
"The team at Norton Rose consistently provide high-quality, commercially sound advice and effectively manage complex and sometimes very novel transactions with ease."
Notable Practitioners
Keith Sandilands chairs Norton Rose Fulbright's Asia aviation practice and is highly respected in the aviation finance sphere. He is particularly skilled in handling cross-border lease agreements and restructuring deals.
"Keith is great and has a great sense of the players in this region."
"Keith is very calm in terms of his negotiations with other parties."