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What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance is a distinguished aviation finance practice with extensive experience working on aviation capital markets transactions, securitizations, ECA financing and leasing matters. The firm frequently handles EETCs and acquisition financings. The team represents significant clients including government authorities, investment banks and operating lessors. It is able to draw upon resources of the wider firm for tax and corporate expertise.

Work Highlights

  • Clifford Chance provided Deutsche Bank AG with advice on their acquisition of $1.67 billion in loans from the aircraft financing portfolio of Norddeutsche Landesbank.

Strengths

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The team seamlessly negotiate complex documentation and balance it with challenging execution across numerous jurisdictions. Their grasp of the detail and depth of experience continues to amaze me.

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They are extremely talented attorneys with an unmatched global presence and continue to develop talented attorneys through a robust pipeline.

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The firm is very knowledgeable, very experienced and provide efficient and valid solutions to solve issues efficiently.

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Clifford Chance is the gold standard in aviation finance.

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Notable Practitioners

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John P Howitt
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John P Howitt
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John Howitt is a seasoned practitioner who continues to be highly regarded in this space, with a wealth of experience leading financing transactions, including securitizations, as well as handling complex loan restructurings.

John is really top-notch.

John is very experienced and provides a good service.

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Zarrar Sehgal
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Zarrar Sehgal
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Zarrar Sehgal is one of the foremost experts in issues such as EETCs and structured finance.

I enjoy working with Zarrar a lot. He is very reliable and always provides good solutions and insights, helping facilitate the process.

Zarrar has the capability to break things down and has a constructive and disarming style negotiating in highly complex deals. His ability to decipher true legal and immaterial points is meaningful.

Zarrar Sehgal is an excellent lawyer in a premier practice.

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Emily C Wicker
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Emily C Wicker
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Emily Wicker regularly leads significant aircraft leasing agreements, including AFIC and EETC transactions.

Emily Wicker distills issues really well and provides sound advice that has the client's interests at heart.

She is just an excellent all-around lawyer: good to deal with, very smart and well regarded around the industry.

Emily puts out high quality work and is quick to respond.

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Patrick O'Reilly
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Patrick O'Reilly
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Patrick O'Reilly has a solid practice that includes working on financing and operating leases.

Patrick is very commercial and constructive, coming with a solution to an issue rather than just the problem.

He is constructive, helpful and always finds a way through deals.

Patrick is an extremely talented attorney.

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John P Howitt
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John P Howitt
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Senior Statespeople
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Zarrar Sehgal
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Zarrar Sehgal
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Emily C Wicker
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Emily C Wicker
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Patrick O'Reilly
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Patrick O'Reilly
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