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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Offices
31 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019
NEW YORK
United States
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Mark Lessard
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
(Hall of Fame)‘Very good aviation law firm’ Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is consistently sought out by financial institutions, leasing companies, airlines, manufacturers, and export credit agencies for high-stakes aircraft finance work. Providing both New York and English law capabilities, the team regularly handles portfolio sales, acquisitions, and financings as well as advising on structured finance, cross-border private equity and hedge fund investment structures, and Islamic and Export Credit Agency-supported financings. The team also assists with leasings (including related restructurings, disputes and repossessions), procurement of new aircraft and engines from manufacturers, and the formation and unwinding of multinational aviation leasing platforms. In New York, the ‘very experienced’ global finance practice head Mark Lessard has particular expertise in cross-border transactions, Melissa Jones-Prus focuses on the financing and leasing of aircraft and other aviation assets, and recently-promoted partner Pat Reisinger is an adviser on commercial and business aircraft finance deals. In Los Angeles, Richard Evans is an expert in commercial aircraft and private jet-related financings and leasings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Aviation and air travel: finance United States > Transport
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Government > Government contracts
- International trade > CFIUS
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)