Representative experience includes advising:

• Gogo Inc. in various strategic corporate and transactional matters.
• Azul Airlines, a leading Brazilian airline company, as special fleet counsel for its Chapter 11 process and its prior lease and OEM restructurings. The prior representation was awarded "Restructuring Deal of the Year" by Airline Economics and "Liability Management Deal of The Year" by Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean Awards.
• BBAM Aircraft Management in various transactions involving the purchase, sale, lease and financing of numerous commercial aircraft.
• Carlyle Aviation Partners in various transactions involving the purchase, sale, lease and financing of numerous commercial aircraft.
• BNDES in connection with the financing and leasing of numerous aircraft.
• JetBlue Loyalty, LP on their issuance of US$2 billion aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior secured notes due 2031 and the simultaneous closing of a US$765 million senior secured term loan. Both the notes and term loan are secured by the loyalty assets of JetBlue Airways Corporation. This deal was awarded "Best Capital Markets Deal" by ISHKA Awards and "Americas Equity Deal of the Year" by Airline Economics.
• Various strategic advanced air mobility matters for Bristow Group, a global helicopter operator.
• Archer Aviation (Archer) in connection with the investment and purchase by United Airlines, Inc. (United) of Archer's electrically powered vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The aircraft purchase agreement includes a commitment for aircraft with a valuation of US$1 billion, with an option to acquire up to $500 million of additional aircraft.
• Zanite Acquisition Corp., a SPAC focused on the aviation sector, in its US$2.4 billion business combination agreement with Embraer S.A., a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer, to acquire EVE UAM, LLC, an Urban Air Mobility business.
• BDT & MSD, a private equity fund in a joint venture agreement between MSD Special Investments Fund II, L.P., MSD SIF Holdings II, L.P., Zephyrus Aviations Partners II (Offshore), L.P. and Virgo Agency Services, LLC for the purchase of a commercial aircraft for leasing purposes.
• Brookfield in its preferred equity investment into Chorus Aviation to fund the acquisition of Falko Regional Aircraft.
• Bouna Sorte Holdings, Inc. in connection with a court-approved US$555 million debtor-in-possession financing plan (the "DIP Financing") for Philippine Airlines in its chapter 11. The DIP financing was comprised of a $250-million first lien secured Tranche A multi-draw term loan, and a second lien secured Tranche B multi-draw term loan facility of $255 million. This deal was awarded "Asia-Pacific Deal of the Year" by Airfinance Journal.
• On numerous financing, M&A and restructuring transactions for Waypoint Leasing, the largest independent helicopter leasing company, including (i) secured term loan and revolving credit facilities, bridge financings, PDP financings, unsecured loans and Export Development Bank Canada, SACE and U.S. Ex-Im Bank supported financing transactions; (ii) purchase of various aircraft portfolios including a 31 aircraft portfolio (via a stock transaction of multiple companies) and leased to a single operator (accompanied by 4x non-recourse ECA financing facilities); (iii) restructuring debt and leasing obligations of various global operators in and out of court administered process; (iv) the negotiation and documentation of various purchase orderbooks and maintenance-related contracts; and (v) the management of Waypoint Leasing's competitive sale process culminating in the acquisition of Waypoint Leasing's assets, and transfer of its employees, to Macquarie.
• Oaktree Capital in connection with a court approved US$2.45 billion debtor-in-possession financing plan for LATAM Airlines Group, secured by LATAM subsidiary equity interests, frequent flier program, material slots and routes, engines and spare parts and other first lien and second lien collateral across various Latin American jurisdictions. This deal was awarded "Restructuring Deal of the Year" and "Loans Deal of the Year" by IFLR; "Restructuring Deal of the Year" by Latin Lawyer; and "Americas Deal of the Year" by ISHKA Awards.
• Saudi Aramco in the formation of Aloula Aviation and related corporate activities, including leasing of aircraft.
• Aeromexico on their pre-Chapter 11 restructuring activities, and the subsequent Chapter 11 case, where White & Case acted as Designated Aircraft Finance Counsel under Section 327(e) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. This deal was awarded "Restructuring Deal of the Year" by ISHKA Awards.