Nathan Leavitt

Practice Areas

Aircraft Finance; Asset Finance; Equipment Financing and Leasing; Latin America Practice; Aviation

Career

Mr. Leavitt focuses on representing commercial aircraft lessors and his clients include most of the top-10 largest lessors in the commercial aviation industry measured by fleet size and portfolio value. Aircraft lease agreement negotiations and aircraft portfolio transfers and financings are a significant portion of his practice. Mr. Leavitt advises on cargo conversions of everything from 737-400s to A350s and 787-900s. He also handles aircraft consignment agreements, and complex substitute engine leasing structures.

Default, repossession and remedies advice for lessors faced with defaulting lessees is also a regular part of Mr. Leavitt's practice. He has designed custom repossession and remedies strategies on numerous occasions to help lessors analyze not only their contractual rights, but also the practical and business considerations concomitant with exercising remedies. And when an airline files bankruptcy, whether Chapter 11, 13 or 15 in the United States or in another jurisdiction, Mr. Leavitt has regularly been brought in to advise on the contractual rights, U.S. Bankruptcy Code 1110 issues and Cape Town Convention rights and remedies, including the Chapter 11s filed by Avianca, LATAM, AeroMexico, Philippine Airlines (PAL), Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS), Spirit, GOL, and Azul.