Airfinance Global’s Legal Survey/Rising Stars submissions due 10 March 2025
Airfinance Global has launched its legal survey and law firms are asked to submit their 2024 commercial aircraft transactions only (no engine/business jet/helicopter deals) by 10 March 2025.
Please contact Olivier Bonnassies, olivier.bonnassies@airfinanceglobal.com, for a copy of the submission form.
Airfinance Global evaluation criteria reflects the transaction complexity as well as the law firm’s roles in a transaction rather than simply counting the number of deals. And like in previous years, law firms are asked to self-assess the complexity of each transaction and their role in the transaction according to the following below set of criteria:
Complexity
- Ground breaking pioneer transaction: 10 points
- Complex transaction, some new parties or jurisdictions: 7 points
- Average complexity, repeat transaction with same players and jurisdictions: 5 points
- Less complex transaction: 3 points
- Low complexity: 1 point
Role
- Drafting counsel for major transaction documents: 10 points
- Primary counsel to major transaction parties: 7 points
- Secondary counsel to transaction parties: 3 points
Please note that transactions not self-evaluated according to these criteria will not be eligible for consideration in the awards.
The report on the leading law firms in commercial aviation finance will be based on transactions signed last year (1 January - 31 December 2024) by region and product types.
Again we are asking for commercial aircraft transactions only, not airport/engine/business jet/helicopter deals.
The product types that will be considered as valid nominations include:
- Capital markets
- Commercial loans (this includes insurance-supported financings)
- Export credit agencies
- Operating leases
- Structured leases
- Sale and purchase of aircraft (a transfer of legal and/or beneficial ownership of an aircraft with no new financing involved)
Please note that novation of leases are not counted as submissions unless there is a financing or sale and purchase transaction involved.
Last year results per product and region.
Call for submissions
Law firms are invited to submit the attached submission form recording their 2024 transactions, which they advised on. The more deals a law firm submits, the higher its chance will be of featuring prominently either by region or by product type.
We understand that law firms are keen to observe confidentiality, but many of the deals are already public and may exist in Airfinance Global's Market Intelligence. By submitting transactions for these awards, you agree that Airfinance Global may include them in the database.
To access Market Intelligence database in order to see if your deals are already featured, please contact us on: mario.walker@airfinanceglobal.com
Rising Stars
Law firms are invited to submit nominations for Airfinance Global's Rising Stars - a selection of the most promising, and performing, legal associates working within aviation.
Each law firm is encouraged to submit just one candidate for consideration. Please note that only associates and senior associates will be considered. We cannot accept nominations for counsels, partners or other more senior positions. Submissions should focus on the nominee's deal portfolio and the financing structures the candidate has experience with. As always we welcome a recommending quote from a partner to support your submission.
In order to participate, you need to send us a summary of the nominee's achievements/merits along with a high resolution photo, by 10 March 2025.