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Drew Fine has been a partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP since 1996 and is the Practice Group Leader of the Global Transportation Finance Group.
Mr. Fine has extensive experience in a wide variety of international financial and corporate transactions, including public offerings and private placement of securities (equipment notes, enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETCs), portfolio securitizations), acquisitions, leveraged leasing, secured and unsecured lending, cross-border financings, structured financings, workouts and credit enhancements.
Mr. Fine has particular expertise in financings and corporate transactions involving aircraft, rolling stock and vessels. He has worked on several of the most significant securitizations of aircraft - ranging from earlier transactions such as ALPS 94-1, ALPS 96 1, Aircraft Finance Trust (AFT) and Lease Investment Flight Trust (LIFT) to more recent securitizations such as ALS (AerCap), ACS (Aircastle) and Airspeed Limited (RBS). He has also participated in the evolution of the EETC over the years, including working on the first pre-funded EETC. Another area of specialization for Mr. Fine is representing clients in connection with the acquisition of leasing companies and large portfolios of aircraft and rolling stock.
Mr. Fine has lectured widely on the subject of aircraft financing and has been published on numerous occasions in AirFinance Journal. Mr. Fine was ranked in the "Band 1" tier of Equipment Finance and Leasing as well as Aviation Finance Lawyers in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA. He is also listed in the Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers, Chambers Global and The International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers.
Mr. Fine received his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. | 