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John F. Pritchard

Partner
New York
t: 212-513-3233

John F. Pritchard practices in the Structured Finance Group of Holland & Knight. With more than 20 years of experience in aircraft, equipment and facility finance, Mr. Pritchard is knowledgeable in all areas of asset-based financing and has concentrated on the representation of lessees, lessors, lenders, borrowers, and government guarantors in domestic and cross-border financings, securitizations, workouts and foreclosures.

Mr. Pritchard has given many speeches on aircraft and equipment financing at various conferences, including: Capetown Convention and Legal Opinions, FAA Aircraft Registration and Choice of Registry, Aircraft Purchase Contracts and Aircraft Lease Portfolio Acquisitions from the Buyer's Perspective, Eurocontrol Liens, Risks of Doing Business with Limited Partnerships and Income Funds as Aircraft Lessors, Cross-Border Leasing, Ways of Recovering an Aircraft in the U.S., and on U.S. Eximbank transactions.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
  • Euromoney Best of the Best in Aviation, 2001-2007
  • Who's Who in Aviation 2007 (Most Nominations in the United States)
  • Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers
  • Chambers Global - The World's Leading Business Lawyers, 2008

Memberships

  • ABA Forum on Air & Space Law, Chair, Aircraft Finance & Contracts Division, 1997-2000
  • American Bar Association, Chairman, Subcommittee on Aircraft Financing, 1987-94
  • Euromoney Airfinance Annual Legal Conference, Chairman, 1986-2006
  • Aviation Working Group, Legal Advisory Panel, Chairman

Published Articles & Books

  • "Chapter on United States," Aircraft Finance: Registration, Security and Enforcement, Longmans, 2007
  • "Chapter on Aircraft Leasing ," Equipment Leasing, Matthew Bender, 2006
  • "Chapter on United States ," Aircraft Liens and Detention Rights, Sweet & Maxwell, 2006
  • "Chapter on Aviation Workouts," Business Workouts, Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 2005