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Christine O’Donovan
Christine is Head of our International Asset Finance team and a member of our Management Committee. She is an experienced banking & finance lawyer who has worked in-house and in private practice.
Christine's award-winning practice focuses on international transactions in the areas of aircraft financing, corporate lending, project and acquisition finance, asset financing and cross-border aircraft leasing. She advises domestic and international corporate clients, domestic and international credit institutions and aircraft manufacturers, lessors and airlines.
Specialties
- Aviation
- Banking
- Financial Services
- International Asset Finance
Representative Matters
- Irish counsel on ‘China Aviation Deal of the Year 2017 for Financing Innovation’ with The Export-Import Bank of China, Minsheng Financial Leasing and Asiana Airlines.
- Lead Irish counsel on the award-winning SuperJet International transaction a joint venture between Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi and Sukhoi Holding - $425M ECA supported financing. Special award Global Transport Finance Dec. 2014 – for most innovative financing and best contribution to the aviation transport finance industry in 2014.
- ATLAS 2014-1 ABS $540m transaction– Aldus Aviation and Embraer (30 aircraft portfolio).
Recommendations
Legal 500, 2018
Christine is celebrated for her “precise knowledge of the aircraft industry”
Chambers Global, 2018
“Authoritative and knowledgeable" Commentators say "she is renowned for a very pragmatic and commercial view of transactions”.
Speaking Engagements & Teaching
- Regular lecturer at Law Society of Ireland – Diploma on Aircraft Financing and Leasing.
Authorship
Co-authored Ireland submission to Getting the Deal Through – Air Transport (Ireland) 2011
Areas of Expertise
Aviation, International Asset Finance Banking Law Financial Services Inward Investment International Business Commercial Real Estate Finance BrexitProfessional Memberships
International Bar Association
Education
University College Cork (LLB)
University College Dublin (Dip Eur Law)
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