Holland & Knight Ranked Among UK’s Top Law Firms in Transport Finance and Leasing, Aviation by Legal 500
LONDON (October 8, 2019) – Holland & Knight has been named one of the top law firms in the United Kingdom in the areas of transport finance and leasing and aviation by Legal 500 United Kingdom in its newly released 2020 edition.
Four of the firm's London-based attorneys were recommended in the transport finance and leasing category. They are Partners Robert Ricketts, Victoria Koob and Gwyn O'Flynn and Associate Fabio Miceli. Mr. Ricketts and Ms. O'Flynn also were recommended in the aviation category, as was Senior Counsel Tim Murray.
Mr. Ricketts advises banks, leasing companies and airlines on various issues arising from the sale, purchase, leasing, financing, maintenance and mortgaging of aircraft. Recent transactions include the leasing of Boeing, Airbus, Embraer and Bombardier aircraft by a variety of lessors and the sale of a diverse range of aircraft. In addition to his substantial corporate jet practice, Mr. Ricketts represents several airlines throughout Europe and elsewhere around the world. He is the executive partner of Holland & Knight's London office.
Ms. Koob has extensive experience in aviation transactions and is well-versed in cross-border asset finance and leasing structures. She represents leasing companies, international financial institutions and airlines in a broad range of transactions, including export credit-supported financings, multi-aircraft portfolios, leasing, pre-delivery payment (PDP) facilities and fleet purchase contracts.
Ms. O'Flynn concentrates her practice on aircraft transactional work and the commercial aspects of aviation, including aircraft financing, management, leasing, lease novations, purchases and sales. She advises banks, lessors and operators on finance and leasing issues, as well as maintenance and other aviation supplier companies on commercial contracts. She also handles corporate aircraft work.
Mr. Murray represents airlines, leasing companies, airports, business and general aviation operators, and other companies involved in the aviation and travel industries. He has extensive experience in aviation and travel-related dispute resolution matters in the English courts and in arbitrations, including leasing, aircraft finance, insurance, aircraft repossessions, aircraft engineering, technical issues, accidents and general contractual disputes. Mr. Murray also advises on a wide range of regulatory issues, including matters before the European Commission, the UK Civil Aviation Authority and the UK Department for Transport.
Mr. Miceli advises on a wide variety of general finance, asset and structured transactions, particularly in regard to aircraft acquisition, trading and leasing. These transactions include operating leases, purchase and sale transactions, pre-delivery payment financing, secured aircraft and engine lending transactions, cross-border financings, corporate jet financings, warehouse loan facility financings, new aircraft deliveries and restructurings.
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