WhatsApp charters anger FAAopinion Yves Le Marquand 22 Sep 25 0A small part of you dies when you get a notification from some WhatsApp groups (including our work one). But a growing number of charter… Read more
FAA working ‘aggressively’ to shut down illegal charter operations as problem persistsnews Yves Le Marquand 16 Sep 25 0The FAA says it “works aggressively” to identify and shut down “rogue operators” who operate illegal charters. It also says it helps passengers ensure the… Read more
Turkish charter firm fined $285k by US govnt for flights to Russianews Mike Stones 14 Jun 24 0Turkish charter operator Sapphire Havacilik San Ltd. STI has been fined $285,0000 by the US Department of Commerce to resolve alleged export violations following two… Read more
Gross to receive ELFA advocacy awardnews Rob Hodgetts 21 May 24 0Edward K. Gross will receive the 2024 David H. Fenig Distinguished Service in Advocacy Award. The honour goes to people who have made significant contributions… Read more
Record delays – CJI One Minute Week 589opinion Alasdair Whyte 3 Jan 23 0Sadly, for many involved in aircraft transactions the term holiday season is ironic. At the end of December, hundreds of owners were desperate to take… Read more
Aircraft exports from the US: A Vedder Price analysisnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Apr 21 0The criminal prosecution of the owner1 of Aircraft Guaranty Corporation (“AGC”) involving, in part, the failure to export aircraft from the United States as alleged… Read more
Town Hall: Federal government probes 6,000 aircraft over export questionsnews Mike Stones 10 Mar 21 0The US federal government is investigating up to 6,000 aircraft to assess if they have been exported illegally, warns David M. Hernandez, shareholder and Global… Read more
Vedder Price launches task force to help clients affected by Wright Brothers casenews CJI Expert 4 Mar 21 0Law firm Vedder Price has created a task force to assist clients impacted by the indictment involving Aircraft Guaranty Corporation (AGC) and Wright Brothers Aircraft… Read more
Improper export of aircraft is ‘coronavirus of business aviation’news Yves Le Marquand 3 Mar 21 0The improper export of aircraft, such as those on the N-register, is “the coronavirus of the business aviation industry”, warns David M. Hernandez, shareholder and… Read more
Vedder Price represents DLL in $1B+ Securitisationnews Terry Spruce 6 Dec 18 0Washington, DC – December 5, 2018 – Vedder Price has announced that it advised DLL in its closing of DLL 2018-2, an equipment securitisation transaction… Read more
Vedder Price named 2019 Law Firm of the Year in Equipment Financenews Terry Spruce 12 Nov 18 0CHICAGO (November, 2018) – U.S. News – Best Lawyers, a publication of U.S. News & World Report, has again named Vedder Price “Law Firm of… Read more
Across the pond – The state of the world’s biggest jet marketnews CJI Expert 30 Jan 18 0The US market is leading the way out of the global recession right now. After almost a decade of of coping with downturns, aircraft brokers… Read more
Vedder Price expands London Global Transportation Finance Practicenews Terry Spruce 19 Sep 17 0Attorney Dylan Potter has joined Vedder Price in London as a partner in its Global Transportation Finance group. Potter advises on a broad range of… Read more
Vedder Price expands into Singaporenews Terry Spruce 15 Sep 16 0Vedder Price will be opening of a new office in Singapore. The Singapore office will tap existing members of Vedder Price’s prominent Global Transportation Finance… Read more
Thomas Zimmer joins Vedder Price in San Francisconews Terry Spruce 29 Feb 16 0Thomas A. Zimmer has joined Vedder Price as a shareholder on the Global Transportation Finance (GTF) team. He is based in the company’s San Francisco… Read more
Kevin MacLeod joins Vedder Pricenews Terry Spruce 19 Jan 16 0Kevin MacLeod has joined Vedder Price as the head of the New York Capital Market Group. “We are delighted to have Kevin join our Securities… Read more
Vedder Price wins equipment finance awardnews Terry Spruce 6 Nov 14 0For the second year in a row, ‘US News – Best Lawyers’ has named Vedder Price “Law Firm of the Year” for Equipment Finance in… Read more
David Hernandez, Vedder Pricenews CJI Expert 25 Apr 12 0David Hernandez is an ex-US air force officer who now specialises in aviation finance for Vedder Price legal firm. Read more
Dean Gerber, Vedder Pricenews CJI Expert 25 Apr 12 0Dean Gerber chairs the global transportation finance team at Vedder Price and specialises in aviation finance. Read more
Getting deals closed: Top corporate aviation lawyers share their secretsnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Mar 12 0Lawyers see more business jet and helicopter deals than most people in the market. They also see why many transactions fail. Leading legal counsel from… Read more
