In Russia and the CIS, the firm's aviation experience is second to none. The team has a history of innovation in aviation financing transactions, meaning it is often the first in the market to create and execute new solutions. These include structuring Russia's first cross-border finance lease, completing Russia's first all-domestic financing lease transaction, and completing the first domestic financing lease transaction for a new generation of modern Russian aircraft.
Debevoise Advises Aeroflot in its $2 billion acquisition of eleven A330 aircraft from Airbus.
Dmitry Karamyslov is recommended as a leading aviation lawyer.
Debevoise's Russian Practice Mirrors the Firm's World-Class Aviation Capabilities, a Sector the Firm Has Been Active in for More Than 60 Years In Russia and the CIS, the firm's aviation experience is second to none. The team has a history of innovation in aviation financing transactions, meaning it is often the first in the market to create and execute new solutions. These include structuring Russia's first cross-border finance lease, completing Russia's first all-domestic financing lease transaction, and completing the first domestic financing lease transaction for a new generation of modern Russian aircraft.
The team combines this advice on buying, selling, and financing aircraft with leading M&A and corporate financing practices to provide a complete service that few others in the market can match. In particular, it has a strong track record in joint ventures, international capital market transactions, securitizations, the issue of Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates and other corporate financing transactions.
Clients also benefit from a team that is highly active in the sector beyond the strict confines of legal advice. It plays a leading role in organizing various lobbying groups in Russia to improve the legislative framework and shape the aviation market.
The team works closely with colleagues in other offices, particularly in Europe, to provide a global service.
The approach of the team has been consistently praised by the major legal directories, with Chambers & Partners ranking the practice as a leading aviation firm in Russia over a number of years. Alan Kartashkin is ranked individually as a leading figure, and described by the directory as an "excellent corporate lawyer." London-based Geoffrey Burgess ranked as one of the leading lawyers based abroad in the field of Russian aviation.