Private Aircraft - Global-wide
What the Team is Known For
Vedder Price's global transportation practice has notable cross-border aviation capabilities and is particularly strong in Washington, DC and across the US. They advise on a range of transactional and regulatory matters for large corporations, particularly banking and credit institutions.
Strengths
"Vedder Price have a great reputation for complex financings - including equipment securitisation and syndication - and difficult aircraft transactions."
"Vedder Price have a deep commercial bench."
"Vedder Price have deep subject matter expertise along with common sense."
Notable Practitioners
David Hernandez is a former prosecutor with the Federal Aviation Administration. He now advises clients on aviation regulatory, enforcement, financing and disputes matters. Industry sources recognise him in particular for his expertise handling regulatory mandates. "David has a reputation as a problem solver. He is often the guy people call when bad deals have gone very bad. He has very strong relationships with regulators." "David is an excellent lawyer with excellent commercial skills."
Edward Gross in Washington, DC brings vast experience to complex aircraft financing transactions, particularly on the lender side. He often acts for major banks on aviation finance matters. "Eddy is unique. He has strong theoretical knowledge combined with real world thinking." "Edward is super smart."
Derek Watson in London is an experienced asset finance lawyer who regularly advises on aircraft deals, including purchases and sales and leasing transactions. "Derek has a great reputation for both business jets and commercial aircraft - not something that is that common." "Derek is very pragmatic, speaks incredibly well and is very strong at explaining complicated issues to business personnel."
