Robert Fugard > Hogan Lovells International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells International LLP
ATLANTIC HOUSE
HOLBORN VIADUCT
LONDON
EC1A 2FG
England

Work Department

Asset Finance, Aviation Finance, Banking Transactional

Position

Partner

Career

Robert Fugard offers clients extensive experience of advising on big-ticket, cross-border asset finance, and Islamic finance transactions, with a particular focus on the aviation sector.

As head of our Asset Finance practice, Robert is deeply immersed in the sectors his clients’ operate in. Working at the forefront of the sector’s search for new and innovative sources of finance, Robert has structured and advised on a wide array of pre-delivery, export credit-supported, tax-enhanced and Islamic financing, in the leasing, bank, and capital markets.

Robert focuses on complex cross-border financing in the aviation sector, advising airlines, banks, and leasing companies on the acquisition and disposal of aircraft portfolios and on the financing of aircraft using a range of financing techniques. Robert’s practice covers both commercial and corporate aircraft.

Languages

English

Memberships

The Aviation Club

The Law Society

Education

Master of Arts law, Peterhouse, Cambridge University

Lawyer Rankings

London > Finance > Transport finance and leasing

Led from London by the ‘vastly experienced’ Robert Fugard, and able to leverage significant international resources across the firm’s global network of offices, Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s ‘knowledgeable’ three-partner team’s principal focus remains on aviation work for a varied mix of lenders and borrowers. Mirroring Fugard’s own practice, the scope of the work is wide-ranging, running the gamut from bank and ECA-supported financings, to tax-enhanced mandates and capital markets-related matters, both from a new money as well as a restructuring context. The ‘excellent’ Richard Goss is also a key member of the team, particularly as it pertains to lessor-related work. Outside of the aviation sector, senior consultant Shalini Bhuchar  has experience advising on commercial and super yacht financing, while counsel Charles Ford  is noted for his rail work.