Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘The team has a wealth of knowledge and experience in negotiating aircraft financing documentation.’

‘We enjoy working with them because we can rely on getting updated market trends.’

‘Solutions-driven and efficient documentation process management.’

‘Graham Tyler is vastly experienced and super responsive and can be relied on to give an interesting unique perspective we may not have have considered.’ 

‘Debra Erni has a high level of knowledge and expertise on aircraft leasing matters.’

‘Chris Knight is diligent, practical and solutions-focused.’

‘Chris Knight is vastly experienced in aircraft financing and is comfortable navigating and explaining his way around the suite of documentation required to finance aircraft.’

‘An extremely competent and very committed team of professionals.’

‘A real dream team of professional legal advisors.’

‘Their expertise and familiarity with their clients and their needs is fantastic.’

‘Very highly skilled and make an effort to understand their clients’ needs.’

‘The team has deep knowledge of US, EU and UK export controls and sanctions.’

‘The team has ties with various regulators, which is helpful in securing an opinion on export control or sanctions matters.’

‘The team is very responsive and provides practical advice. They work very well in conjunction with their US colleagues on sanctions and export control matters.’

‘Steve Farmer is very knowledgeable about UK and EU sanctions and export control regulations. He is very responsive and provides sound, practical advice that goes straight to the point.’

‘Thoughtful and wise counsel. Very strong deal makers, Very strong in the no fuss approach to lawyering. A pleasure to work with.’

‘James Campbell is the proverbial rock. He is the go to person for navigating clients through tricky deals in emerging markets – his exceptional knowledge, people skills and result orientated attitude, appropriately calibrated for the cultural milieu of the relevant territory, makes him indispensable for any transaction in the emerging markets.’

‘We have been using Pillsbury for many years. I have never felt let down by their service. No matter what I need, they have an expert. Rafi Azim-Khan is my key contact, and he always takes care of what we need. Even in suddenly urgent situations, he works night and day, across time zones, to deliver. I couldn’t be happier.’

‘Rafi Azim-Khan is my key contact, and he always takes care of what we need. Even in suddenly urgent situations, he works night and day, across time zones, to deliver.’

‘The team are knowledgeable, attentive, precise and incredibly skilled.’

‘Steven is always on hand to provide support, advice, and recommendations. He regularly responds outside of prescribed hours, and consistently goes the extra mile to support our team.’

‘Pillsbury continue to provide a flexible and personalised service to us, unlike other large firms we’ve used in the past.’

‘Steven Farmer has provided a reliable, diligent, and personal service in our time with him. He takes the time to understand our needs and makes us feel valued regardless of whether we are one of their larger billing clients.’

‘Pillsbury breadth, depth, expertise, and execution are amongst the finest Intellectual Property practices globally’

‘Rafi Azim-Khan – sterling technical expertise, business savvy, integrity, and sterling execution.’

‘A small, but focused group that keeps costs in check, and has superior knowledge and business experience.’

‘A first-class arbitration group. They may be small in number but pack a mighty punch.’

‘Hands on and gets deeply involved in cases.’

‘Deborah Ruff and Julia Kalinina Belcher are a formidable and tenacious team. They fight their clients’ corner with vigour and determination.

‘Deborah Ruff now needs to be viewed as one of the top arbitration lawyers in the country.’

‘Charles Golsong is a wonderful contact in London. He is efficient, responsive, and an extraordinary lawyer.’

‘The team is known for its breadth of industry connections, expertise in M&A in diverse jurisdictions and willingness to spend time to understand clients perspective.’

‘The group’s international expertise and experience are solid, especially in Africa. Their practice covers a wide range of activities from financing to M&A involving all the economic chains of O&G.’

‘UK team is up to date with market developments and provides an all round service.’

‘Greg Hammond – very creative in building deal structures, engaging different counterparts to see a beneficial outcome. Excellent inter-personal skills.’

‘Greg Hammond is very personable, experienced and responsive.’

‘Greg Hammond is excellent to work with.’

‘Rafi Azim-Khan is my key contact, and he always takes care of what we need. Even in suddenly urgent situations, he works night and day, across time zones, to deliver.’

‘The team has a deep understanding of the various privacy and data protection rules both in the UK and EU. They are well connected with individual regulators from whom they can obtain informal guidance, which is quite useful.’

‘Steven Farmer is the person I principally work with. His judgement is sound and his advice is practical. I value his knowledge and his responsiveness. First rate in all regards.’

‘The Pillsbury team was extremely knowledgeable and responsive in assisting our company with establishing a UK presence and understanding our data protection and privacy obligations.’

‘Pillsbury has as a team of highly skilled attorneys who have extensive knowledge of European data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), LED and ePrivacy Directive.’

‘As someone who has worked closely with Steven Farmer, I can attest to his exceptional professionalism and out-of-the-box thinking as well as in-depth understanding of complex privacy issues.’

‘We have been working with this team for many years. They are consistent, responsive and able to provide practical advice and guidance for our business. They helped us create a global privacy policies that covers close to 30 countries, and it is digestible and comprehensive all at the same time.’

‘Steven Farmer is our main partner contact. Steve does an excellent job of taking the legal requirements and making them approachable.’

‘The aircraft finance team has a deep bench of expertise – efficient, succinct and knowledgeable.‘

‘Provides practical business advice in addition to strong legal analysis of the issues.‘

‘Produces high-quality work quickly, and the team is personable and very well received by counterparties. It represents airlines, lessors, borrowers and lenders, so has insight in many areas that allows the attorneys to leverage their expertise.‘

‘The partners are valued for their expertise in this area and the respect that they garner from others through negotiations. They have a keen attention to detail and are known experts in the field.‘

‘The team has a breadth of aviation experience, including in relation to aircraft ABS transactions. The lawyers provide an excellent level of service and are very responsive.‘

‘A particular mention to Mark Lessard and Melissa Jones-Prus – they are second to none.‘

‘Mark Lessard is very experienced in aircraft ABS transactions, and is able to provide excellent advice on the risks and issues pertaining to new structures.‘