Premier Provider of Legal Services to the Aviation Industry.
Voted “Best Law Firm” by Aircraft Economics and consistently named a “#1 ranked law firm” in the US in aviation finance by Chambers USA, Milbank has a Transportation Finance Group that is recognized worldwide as a premier provider of legal services to the aviation industry. Our Corporate, Finance, Financial Restructuring, Private Equity, Securities and Tax attorneys work together to structure complex and cutting-edge transactions in the aviation industry -- deals that are routinely recognized for their originality and importance, and often earn “Deal of the Year” awards from industry periodicals.
unparalleled experience
Our broad mergers and acquisitions experience includes M&A transactions involving airlines and aircraft leasing companies, acquisition and leveraged financing and acquisitions and dispositions of aviation assets. We participated in the first merger of two publicly-traded aircraft leasing companies, representing AerCap in connection with its acquisition of Genesis Leasing Limited.
specialized expertise
We regularly represent underwriters to major airlines as well as routinely representing a number of internationally prominent airlines and leasing companies.
We have special expertise in the restructuring of aircraft leases and financings in bankruptcy and the rights of aircraft lessors and financiers in bankruptcy proceedings, in particular Section 1100 of the US Bankruptcy Code, as well as in the enforcement of non-bankruptcy rights and remedies of aircraft lessors and financiers, such as repossession and foreclosure. We also have extensive experience in working with technical and other professional advisers in connection with related matters such as repossession, storage, inspection, maintenance, insurance, registration, remarketing, sale and delivery of aircraft and engines.
global integration
Our approach is to deliver advice and services to our clients in a fully integrated manner, across the firm’s practice groups and offices. Our global team has participated in transactions throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.