Ajay Kumar

Practice Areas

Ajay Kumar specialises in aviation finance and leasing, with extensive experience in aircraft leasing, financing, securitisation, and cross-border transactions. His practice encompasses transaction structuring, regulatory compliance, repossessions, and insolvency matters, having advised on high-profile repossessions including Kingfisher, SpiceJet, Jet Airways and GoFirst. He also has significant expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, as well as general corporate and commercial advisory, serving major manufacturers, lessors, banks, financial institutions, and export credit agencies worldwide.

Career

With around 19 years of experience in aviation and structured finance, Ajay Kumar has provided advisory services on over 1,000 transactions across the globe.

Professional Memberships

Co-Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Aviation Law Committee.

Publications

Chambers and Partners, Trends and Developments: The Cape Town Convention Act in India: What It Means for Aviation Stakeholders https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/aviation-finance-leasing-2025/india/trends-and-developments

Mondaq, Legal 500, Litigation Funding Comparative Guide https://www.mondaq.com/india/finance/1285390/litigation-funding-comparative-guide

International Bar Association, Gift City: a boon to Indian aircraft leasing ecosystem,https://www.ibanet.org/gift-city-indian-aircraft-leasing

Awards