‘Excellent team – efficient and runs projects on time to meet tight deadlines. Practical and commercial – always looking to close out issues and move forward.’

‘Ben Rose – great insight into key issues. Sophie Polisena – approachable, commercial and masterful control of the detail.’

‘NRF team is very hands-on and helpful in finding an adequate way to take all interests into account to the extent possible.’

‘Keith Sandilands – very comprehensive and knowledgeable advice, including legal, practical and commercial aspects.’

‘The largest, and most sophisticated, asset finance team in the market. Gregg Johnston is stellar and detail-orientated. Pedram Norton is very advanced for his newly promoted status and a go-to person. Saugata Mukherjee is a brilliant aviation finance lawyer.’

‘The SH team has been exceptional – both in terms of work ethic and delivery of work.’

‘Huay Yee Kwan of SH Singapore office is widely recognised by the PRC leasing houses for her knowledge and skills in the ship finance practice. Gregory Xu is very efficient and his turn-around time is exceptional.’

‘Ability to deal with customised and unique financing structures. Saugata Mukherjee – always able to smooth the edges and bring two sides together. Michelle Runagall-Orlic – efficient and great knowledge in finding solutions.’

‘This firm’s sector expertise, depth of experience and constructive professional approach enable deals to complete smoothly, whichever party in the transaction the firm represents. Gregory Xu brings extensive multi-jurisdictional expertise, an outstanding ability to build consensus and a constructive approach to all transactions: always a privilege to work with. Kai Wei Yeo adds seamless and efficient support to bring transactions to closure.’

‘Strong relationship focus and sector expertise. I always appreciate the partner involvement and quality of work. Gregg, Pedram and Iain are just some of the many top lawyers at SH in Singapore. SH Singapore is known for their hands-on approach, outstanding expertise and solution focus.’

‘Firm keeps abreast of trends in the market; they are totally coordinated between practice groups and offices; have market leaders within specialised practice areas; team is committed to excellence, and responsive and aware of client needs. Saugata Mukherjee combines the two critical skills of legal acumen and commercial nous, which makes for a complete and well-rounded lawyer. He is dynamic, adaptable, sharp and sensitive to client requirements amidst a changing environment.’

‘The team is quite professional and could handle the cases quite efficiently. They could tailor the client’s needs and are very reliable.’

‘Fergus Evans – experienced and resourceful in finding solutions.’ 

‘Clifford Chance remains peerless in Singapore and draws on an excellent regional and global aviation, litigation and R&I network when needed. Absolutely first class.’

‘Fergus Evans is highly knowledgeable, practical, and to the point. Superb with clients.’

‘Nattawat Vilasdechanon is razor sharp and a rising star.’

‘WFW seems to have more in-depth knowledge of structures and commercial decisions compared to other firms.’

‘The team can be well trusted to negotiate on behalf of the client.’

‘Lizzie Roe is client-centric and takes her time to align all parties within a transaction as well as taking the lead in any process.’

‘Bird & Bird is able to pull from all their different offices around the world and levels of practice the necessary experience and expertise from their best personnel as required to give the client the appropriate legal advice. An ability to do that quickly and seamlessly is beyond priceless in high pressured transactions.’

‘Leo Fattorini is exceptional in his attention to detail, his commercial and pragmatic approach to negotiating complex legal issues and overall timely management of the transaction. He goes over and beyond the call of duty to deliver excellent quality services and has been totally dependable in every aspect of client needs. Leo is one of the most delightful lawyers I have ever worked with and he really is our go-to person for our aviation legal advice.’

‘The Bird & Bird team, namely Leo Fattorini and Christopher Healy, are extremely knowledgeable aviation finance lawyers that I have used for many years now.’

‘Their experience, especially in the Asian market, is valuable when providing advice that is practical.’

‘They are particularly personable when engaging with you on certain deals, which makes it feel that they are going the extra mile to make sure you are comfortable with their engagement, and want to make sure they understand the deal on a whole spectrum.’

‘Leo Fattorini (partner) – years of experience, well-known and well-liked in the industry, Leo always provides the best advice for a variety of scenarios when working on deals.’

‘The team as a whole is very client and solution-oriented. Pragmatic approach across the board.’

‘The individuals I dealt with are very knowledgeable, listen and then bring suggestions and solutions. Strong in defending a position, but not digging in heels: constructive dialogue is a first. Availability is very good.’

‘As I have said for many years, this is probably the best team in Singapore. Highly commercial, intellectually astute, hard-working, closing-oriented, and knowledgeable of the industry. Highly approachable. Who could ask for more?’

‘The Milbank Singapore team has deep and broad knowledge in all matters related to aviation financing, leasing and acquisitions.’

‘Paul Ng has deep and broad experience, and is able to formulate solutions that do not just work from a legal perspective, but which are commercial and can bring a positive outcome for clients.’

‘The firm’s performance on the aviation financing work was above my expectation in terms of client service and legal knowledge. The firm provides good quality service, their lawyers have high commercial awareness in general and I find their fees very reasonable.’

‘Milbank has a very professional aviation financing team. Their expertise covers almost all related sections of aviation financing, including commercial transactions as well as litigation. They also have great cooperation with many local counsel in Asia, which assures that they could provide full services to the clients.’

‘Paul Ng has very sensible commercial ideas in respect of the aviation financing industry.’

‘They have been very professional, experienced, diligent, careful, responsive and client-oriented.’

‘Ji is a very hands-on partner, who devotes a lot of attention to each deal personally.’

‘Team is highly professional and quick in execution. They are also very adaptable and accommodating to extremely tight deadlines. They are also very creative and commercial when proposing a consensual solution for all parties.’

‘It is a great pleasure to work with Kim Ji, the leading partner in Asia Pacific. We have closed four transactions in the past and he has demonstrated his professionalism through solid legal knowledge, strong work ethic and a commercial mindset. He always has abundant solutions to bridge the gap when going through tough negotiations. He always puts client’s best interest.’

‘I think the following features of VP make them unique and special: global presence of the firm; experienced and well-balanced lawyers; client-oriented approach.’

‘Ji Woon Kim is the main guy we choose over any other aviation legal counsel.’

‘The main partner I work with in Singapore is Kim Ji and as a partner he has a good level of involvement in deals and is always present when he is needed to help move the documentation process forward. What I like is his well balanced approach when advising us. He steps in when necessary to advise me/my team of the legal/commercial implications to better help us go about making a decision and he tries to offer solutions if negotiations stall. It has been a very positive experience working with him.’

‘Years of experience working with Vedder Price within the aviation finance industry, whereby the firm is very knowledgeable and provides detailed, practical advice on a wide variety of deals.’

‘Bill Gibson (partner) – extremely knowledgeable, well-respected and always thinks about the client first before anything. With many years of working in Europe and Asia, is always able to advise on deals with great certainty.’