Elliot Gewirtz

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EGewirtz@milbank.com
 
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Elliot Gewirtz, a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP since 1982, chairs the firm’s Global Transportation Finance Department. From June 1978 to June 1984, Mr. Gewirtz practiced at Milbank’s Tokyo office, first as an associate and later as partner-in-charge.

Mr. Gewirtz has extensive experience in aircraft securitizations and lease financings including EETC transactions, aircraft portfolio securitizations and cross-border tax leases. Mr. Gewirtz has been named by Airfinance Journal in its 25th Anniversary issue as one of fifty "Airfinance market shapers" worldwide in recognition of his work in the area of aircraft finance over the years. In 2006, Chambers Global named Mr. Gewirtz among the top 20 aviation lawyers in the world, and in 2008 he was in the “Band 1” tier in Chambers USA for aviation finance and equipment finance & leasing. In 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 he was selected to appear in the bi-annual editions of The Best Lawyers in America.

In 2006, Legal 500: US ranked Milbank as the leading Asset Finance and Leasing practice in the United States and reported that Mr. Gewirtz is recognized by his peers as “‘the leading individual in aircraft financing.” Mr. Gewirtz was selected to appear in Euromoney's Expert Guides "The Best of the Best 2003”, "The Best of the Best 2004” and "The Best of the Best 2006” for his work in Aviation Law and "The Best of the Best 2007", where he was identified as one of the top four Aviation experts in the US. He was also listed in the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers for 2007. Mr. Gewirtz has lectured widely on the subject of aircraft financing and has been published frequently in Airfinance Journal.

Mr. Gewirtz received his Bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. Mr. Gewirtz also holds a Master’s degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Mr. Gewirtz is a member of the American and New York State Bar Associations as well as the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.








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Articles

State of the Art Continental Airlines 2007-1 EETC
AirFinance Journal 2007/2008

The Capetown Convention:  Similar is Not the Same and Says Who
AirFinance Journal 2006/2007

Protecting Rights Under Section 1110 of The Bankruptcy Code
Airfinance Annual, Euromoney Yearbooks

Protection of Rights Under Section 1110 of the Bankruptcy Code From "Unwarranted Judicial Interference" -- The United Airlines Antitrust Litigation
AirFinance Journal 2005/2006

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Milbank Leading Lawyers and Practices Named by Chambers USA

Milbank Ranked #1 Across Spectrum of Practice Areas by Chambers and Partners


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