Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance’s aviation and air financing offering advises on a broad range of leasing matters, aviation capital market transactions, and ECA financing mandates. Alongside this, the team is particularly well-regarded for its work handling acquisition financing and a range of aircraft portfolio management matters. The group frequently acts for investment banks, government entities, and operating lessors, both domestically and internationally. Practice head Zarrar Sehgal, based in New York, has extensive experience advising on the acquisitions and dispositions of leasing companies and large portfolios of aircraft assets. Emily Wicker works alongside him, where she is well placed to navigate a range of restructuring transactions and secure lending and leasing mandates. Another key member of the team is John Howitt, who specializes in domestic and multi-jurisdictional operating leases, as well as being equipped to handle domestic and Latin American debt restructurings. Likewise, Benjamin Fisher is a notable name for multi-jurisdictional mandates, including advising on a broad range of secured and unsecured debt financing and wider financing solutions.