Lisa Valentovish

Before joining Morgan Lewis as a partner in 2014, Lisa was a partner in the financial services practice of another international law firm. Lisa returned to the United States in 2016 after spending five years in Tokyo as a Japan Registered Foreign Lawyer (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi) (2011–2016).

Lisa has served on the New York Office Pro Bono Committee (2014–2022) and as Chair of the committee (2019–2022).

• Represented lead investor in refinancing of portfolio of aircraft through an asset-backed securitization (ABS) transaction
• Represented investor in a sale-leaseback transaction involving more than a dozen Airbus aircraft
• Represented investors in connection with the purchase of equity certificates in aircraft portfolio transactions totaling hundreds of aircraft
• Represented aircraft lessors to document individual aircraft leases to global airlines and related financing
• Represented numerous Fortune 500 companies in connection with personal use of corporate aircraft by executives
• Negotiated and documented numerous post-pandemic lease restructuring amendments with lessees around the world including deferrals, extensions, power-by-the-hour (PBH) arrangements, lease extensions, and early redeliveries
• Represented lead investor in the acquisition and securitization of a portfolio of used aircraft on lease to international airlines (Global Transport Finance 2016 Aircraft Finance ABS Deal of the Year – North America)
• Advised various parties in connection with Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC), Pass Through Trust Certificates (PTC), and Equipment Trust Certificate (ETC) aircraft financing transactions
• Advised parties regarding slots, routes, and gates collateral
• Represented investor group in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in a loan secured by more than 40 aircraft
• Represented the largest creditor in the civil rehabilitation proceeding of Japanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines including an alternate plan of reorganization
• Represented aircraft-secured creditors in the industry’s largest US airline restructuring transactions (Waypoint Leasing, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, United Air Lines, US Airways, and Atlas Air)
• Advised corporate clients in connection with aircraft use policies, operation of corporate flight departments, and retention of aircraft managers
• Advised various parties in connection with operations under Federal Aviation Regulations Parts 91, 107, 135, 137, and 121