Berger Singerman's Business Reorganization Team has market-leading experience in matters involving financially distressed companies representing many different sectors in the aviation industry. We take particular pride in our favorable professional relationships with leading aviation industry operators, consultants, investment bankers, lenders and other attorneys serving this business sector. This deep restructuring experience offers a significant resource to sophisticated investors considering an investment in distressed aviation related assets.
In addition to our aviation industry representations of financial distress situations, our aviation attorneys also handle complex aircraft transactions and other aviation related legal services for a wide range of aviation industry participants.
The Firm's aviation attorneys have experience representing:
- Airports and aviation authorities, including development activities within and adjacent to airports
- Cargo and Passenger Airlines providing scheduled passenger and cargo service and charter operations, including establishing charter operations and related contractual arrangements
- Fixed-Base Operators
- Aircraft management and charter businesses Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul businesses Aviation training facilities
- Engine, Landing Gear and other Parts and Component businesses
- Buyers, Sellers, Lenders, Brokers, Lessors and Lessees participating in aviation transactions in both commercial and the private aviation contexts, including transactions with aircraft manufacturers and secondary market participants
Our experience in representing aviation industry participants includes the following activities:
- Purchase, sale, financing and leasing of aircraft, engines, parts and other equipment, in both commercial and private markets
- FBO operations, and aircraft management and charter agreements
- Corporate acquisitions and divestitures, including purchase and sale arrangements for passenger and cargo airlines, and aircraft manufacturers
- Restructuring businesses throughout the aviation sector within and outside of reorganization proceedings