WALLESS has a broad transport offering, divided between two teams: aviation and aircraft finance, and competition and regulatory. It primarily advises on aircraft financing and acts as a local counsel to lenders, although it also services clients in aircraft leasing, railway services, logistics, automotive distribution, and airport services. Heading the team is Laura Ziferman, an expert in public procurement. Since publication, former practice co-head Gediminas Rečiūnas departed the firm.
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Testimonials
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- ‘I would like to point out Laura Ziferman and Tomas Balčiūnas. They're truly experts, providing useful advice, being here whenever you need them. Great professionals with a results-focused attitude.’
- ‘Availability on demanded time, result-focused, reasonable bills. Deep knowledge in the legal field.'
Key clients
- AerCap
- Aviator
- Avolon
- DAT
- Elecnor
- Girteka group
- Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways)
- Lietuvos oro uostai (Lithuanian Airports)
- Inchcape group
- Vilniaus Vystymo Kompanija (Vilnius Development Company)
Work highlights
Advised Abelo, the dedicated turboprop aircraft lessor and an emerging market leader, on a new warehouse financing facility, providing a substantial platform for the company’s next phase of growth. The facility was underwritten by Deutsche Bank and closed with Deutsche Bank acting as Sole Structuring Agent and both Deutsche Bank and MUFG acting as Joint Lead Arrangers.
Advised Deutsche Bank AG and UMB Bank N.A. as a local counsel in portfolio financing of 17 aircraft to Aviator and creating local security in each jurisdiction where the aircraft is operated and registered.
Advised European Investment Bank in respect to the financing of Eldrive for installation of electric vehicle charging stations located in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania.
Practice head
Laura Ziferman
Other key lawyers
Tomas Balčiūnas