Aviation: Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 3
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+65 6389 3000Chambers Review
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius houses an established team offering expertise across a range of areas, including aircraft portfolio transactions, lease restructuring, and sale-and-leaseback transactions. It is frequently mandated by airlines to advise on structured finance matters, including JOL and JOLCO financings and asset-backed securitisation.
Work Highlights
- Morgan Lewis successfully guided Malaysia Airlines in a four-prong USD2 billion transaction aimed at modernising and enhancing its operational efficiency and also meeting its environmental targets through reduced fuel-burn per seat.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their deep understanding of the aviation finance market across various jurisdictions is truly unique and something we value highly."
"Their deep understanding of the aviation finance market across various jurisdictions is truly unique and something we value highly."
Notable Practitioners
James Bradley is an established practitioner based in Singapore who is noted for his deft handling of leasing and restructuring transactions.
"James is always very hands-on and has a very good sense of commercial acuity when it comes to getting results for his clients. He knows where the pain points might be for others and knows how to get what he needs out of any situation."
"James is very commercial and very well connected."
Terry Chang is an of counsel at the firm's Singapore office who is active advising lessors, banks and airlines on a range of aircraft financing transactions.
"Terry did a very good job for us. He was very informed, never caught unawares and confident in his approach."
"Terry offered a high level of customer service. He's very good, responsive and technically skilled."