
Dominic Pearson
Partner London
DOMINIC IS A PARTNER IN THE ASSETS & STRUCTURED FINANCE GROUP.
Dominic has extensive experience in both the London and New York markets advising lessors, banks, airlines, ECAs, underwriters and other market participants in a broad range of aviation finance transactions including all types of leasing work, PDP financings, large portfolio sales and acquisitions, asset-backed securitisations (ABS), complex limited recourse, warehouse and portfolio financings.
Dominic is ranked in Chambers Global for Asset Finance, which notes that he ‘brings innovative views and thoughts, which is valuable’ and that his ‘depth of knowledge is unsurpassed’. He was also named on Airline Economics’ prestigious 40 under 40 2020 list, which recognises the most outstanding individuals in that age group active in the aviation finance and leasing industry.
He is one of the principal advisors to the Aviation Working Group (AWG), a not-for-profit legal entity comprised of major aviation manufacturers, lessors and financial institutions and is vice-chair of the AWG’s legal advisory panel.
Dominic is also the Editor of WFW’s Global Aviation Resource Index, an innovative tool to compare data and scores for aviation restructuring procedures, aircraft repossession rights and aircraft deregistration rights in over 100 jurisdictions globally.
Dominic is based in London and practises English law, New York law and California law, being admitted to practice in England and Wales as a solicitor, the State of New York and the State of California.
- Advised Avolon in on its US$900m warehouse financing of 29 aircraft, leased to 15 different airlines.
- Advised JPMorgan Asset Management on its $325MM aircraft warehouse facility arranged by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
- Advised Wilmington Trust on its appointment to multiple administrative roles in the Chapter 11 restructuring of NAC.
- Advised Buss as seller, servicer and sponsor on the asset-backed securitisation (“ABS”) of a portfolio container boxes.
- Advised Ares and Buss on the US$230m asset-backed securitisation (“ABS”) of a portfolio of container boxes.
- Advised Macquarie on the securitisation of existing and future shipping loans and leases for Fleetscape.
- Advised German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH on the sale and leaseback and PDP financing of two new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft to a North American airline.
- Advised German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH on the ITASCA supported financing provided by MUFG of two new Embraer E195-E2 leased to a North American airline.
- Advised a leading Asian lessor on the portfolio sale to various buyers of ten aircraft on lease to various airlines.
- Advised Air Lease Corporation on the portfolio sale to a US based lessor of eight aircraft on lease to various airlines.
- Advised Griffin Global Asset Management on the English law aspects of a sale and leaseback (SLB) transaction to Virgin Atlantic Airways in respect of two Boeing 787 aircraft.
- Advised Griffin Global Asset Management on the English law aspects of a sale and leaseback (SLB) transaction to Virgin Atlantic Airways in respect of two Boeing 787 aircraft.
Education
- University of California-Berkeley School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- BBP Law School, Legal Practice Course
- BPP Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law
- Loughborough University, MEng (Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering
memberships & associations
- California State Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Law Society of England & Wales
- AwardWFW shortlisted at FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2024
- PressWFW relaunches and expands Global Aviation Resource Index
- ArticleGlobal Aviation
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(GARI) - ArticleUS Risk Retention – Container Box White Paper
- AwardWFW’s GARI ‘Standout’ Digital Legal Service at FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2022