
About Lewis Ledyard
Lewis C. Ledyard, III is a Partner of Morris James’ finance practice, a group that has been involved in over $100 billion in financings for a wide range of clients. Lew focuses primarily on the organization and operation of statutory and common law trusts, limited liability companies, and other Delaware business entities in commercial and business transactions, used predominantly in commercial aviation and infrastructure finance. His practice also includes acting as Delaware counsel to banks, trustees, financial institutions, and other parties in domestic and cross-border transactions such as leveraged leases and asset-backed securitizations. Experience Representing financial institutions acting as trustees and fiduciaries in structured finance transactions involving aircraft, rolling stock, energy and infrastructure facilities, as well as other asset-backed finance transactions Providing Delaware law legal opinions on matters concerning Delaware common law and statutory trusts, limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations
Notable case results
Numerous aircraft finance transactions involving loan guarantees by several export credit agencies including the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Export Development Canada and the Export Credits Guarantee Department of the United Kingdom
Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate (“EETC”) transactions involving Continental Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways
The first EETC transaction involving European air carriers
JOLCO aircraft finance
AFIC guaranteed structured finance
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.




