Holland & Knight Partner John Pritchard Honored as Global “Aviation Lawyer of the Year”

NEW YORK (April 30, 2015) –  Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that John Pritchard, the leader of the firm's Transportation Finance Team, has been named the global 2015 "Aviation Lawyer of the Year" by Law Business Research Limited as part of its Who's Who Legal Awards program.

Mr. Pritchard has more than 30 years of experience in aircraft financing and leasing, including securitizations and enforcement, and acts for airlines, lenders, government guarantors and lessors. It is the second year in a row that he has been honored with this award.

Holland & Knight's Transportation Finance Team has more than 50 attorneys advising a broad range of clients, including banks, financiers, lessors, lessees, manufacturers, borrowers, airlines, maritime operations and government organizations, on a variety of leasing, debt, capital markets and hybrid financing techniques. The team regularly collaborates with attorneys in the firm's securities, regulatory, litigation, bankruptcy and related practice groups to provide comprehensive counsel for a full range of transactions and clients in these industries.

Law Research Limited is an independent London-based publishing group which provides research, analysis and reports on the international legal services marketplace. Subscribers include leading international corporations, government agencies, law firms and individual private practitioners. Its Who's Who Legal Awards are presented annually to the individuals and firms that have performed exceptionally well in its research. Awards are presented to law firms and lawyers in more than 30 practice areas and to law firms from more than 60 countries.