Richard Evans
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
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Band 4
About
Provided by Richard Evans
Practice Areas
Richard Evans works in Clifford Chance’s Global Asset Finance Group. He acts for borrowers and financiers on a wide range of asset finance transactions, specializing in aviation. His experience covers a wide range of financing structures, including full and limited recourse operating lease financings, direct airline financings, Japanese, French and Spanish tax lease structures, PDP financings, unsecured term loans and structured capital market transactions, as well as leasing and sale transactions.
Richard is currently located in London but previously worked for two years in Clifford Chance’s Singapore office, as well as spending a year on secondment at GECAS.
Career
Lincoln College, Oxford (BA, Law) 2008
Joined Clifford Chance 2010
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2012
Partner since 2021
Chambers Review
UK
Richard Evans is routinely engaged by lenders to advise on the financing of helicopters and aircraft. He has experience working on a wide range of financing structures including ECA and PDP financings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very approachable and knowledgeable in the context of cross-border transactions."
"Richard is excellent. His analysis is very good and well structured."
"He is very approachable and knowledgeable in the context of cross-border transactions."
"Richard is excellent. His analysis is very good and well structured."