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Vedder Price Offices
Vedder Price
222 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2600
CHICAGO, IL 60601-1003
ILLINOIS
United States
222 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2600
CHICAGO, IL 60601-1003
ILLINOIS
United States
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James E. Kilner
Work Department
Global Transportation Finance
Position
Shareholder
Career
Mr. Kilner has experience in a range of banking and finance transactions, focusing in particular on cross-border asset financing, secured lending structures and general and structured financings. He also has experience in aviation sale and lease-backs, and operating leases as well as ECA guaranteed loan financings.
Mr. Kilner has also acted for international banks and borrowers on secured finance transactions, including general working capital facilities, refinancings, bridge loan facilities and debt issuance.
Education
- BPP Law School, London, Legal Practice Course, 2007
- University of Birmingham, LL.B., 2006, with honors
- Strasbourg University, Diplôme d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises, 2005
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: finance
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense