Debra Erni

Debra Erni is an asset finance attorney in Holland & Knight's London office. Ms. Erni focuses her practice on international asset finance and leasing, with a particular emphasis on the aviation industry.

With significant client followings in Japan, California, Amsterdam and Ireland, Ms. Erni has for the last two decades represented several of the world's most significant aircraft and engine leasing companies, financiers, equity investors, arrangers and manufacturers in connection with all manner of leasing, financing and trading work. She is also regularly engaged in aviation platform mergers and acquisitions (M&A), disputes strategy, restructurings and asset repossessions. Formerly resident in Japan, Ms. Erni speaks and reads Japanese fluently and is familiar with Japanese corporate structures and many other aspects of Japanese law.