Aviation: Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Asia-Pacific Region
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Provided by Mayer Brown LLP
Consistently awarded top rankings in aircraft and asset finance by reputable and authoritative legal directories, Mayer Brown's Asset Finance Group is recognised as a leading asset finance team in Asia. Much of that experience has been gained advising airlines on a variety of different financing and treasury activities, including:
- Aircraft-finance transactions, including secured facilities, export-credit (ECA and US EXIMBANK) supported facilities and finance leases
- Unsecured loans and lines of credit
- Tax-driven financing transactions (domestic and cross-border products, including France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, UK and US based structures)
- Off-balance sheet financing transactions
- Currency, interest rate and fuel hedging activities
Our depth and breadth means that we can provide commercially-astute lawyers with appropriate experience to service nearly any airline financing requirements.
Chambers Review
The vibrant aviation team at Mayer Brown has a highly regarded Hong Kong practice acting on a broad range of aviation transactions in the commercial and business jet areas in the wider Asia market. It remains a popular choice of counsel for leading airlines, leasing companies and banks on high-profile transactions. Its expertise encompasses sale and leaseback, financing, aircraft trade and dispute resolution. It is active on cross-border acquisitions and financings, and is highly skilled at managing transactions involving significant cross-border elements, with particular reference to Fiji, Vietnam, Taiwan and China.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It's a very experienced team with a long track record on this activity. The team is very professional and available."
"The team are always available. They are hard-working and capable of turning things around quickly."
"It's a very experienced team with a long track record on this activity. The team is very professional and available."
"The team are always available. They are hard-working and capable of turning things around quickly."
Notable Practitioners
Ashley Wong is a highly respected aviation lawyer who offers expertise across the full gamut of aviation finance work, including advising on sale and leaseback work and lease novations.
Richard Stock has longstanding experience advising on a wide range of aviation finance matters across the Asia-Pacific region, acting for an established roster of major airlines, banks and lessors.
"Richard's extensive experience in the industry is a real source of comfort in worst-case scenarios. He knows very well when he can rely on his team and when he should step in."
"Richard's experience and commercial awareness are outstanding."
Evelyn Lok has an active aviation finance practice with notable experience in business jet acquisitions and financings. She frequently represents international banks, among other financiers, in jet financings.
"She is very experienced and knowledgeable. She is always available and pays a high level of attention to the details."
"She is very helpful when it comes to explaining structures and transactions to the client and very quick when liaising with local counsel too, with extremely good knowledge of the market."
Ranked Lawyers at
Mayer Brown LLP
Asia-Pacific Region