Catherine Deane
Partner
Practice Areas
Expertise
Catherine specialises in aircraft transactions and acts for many leading aircraft lessors, lenders and arrangers on all aspects of aircraft financing and leasing including secured lending, portfolio securitisation, portfolio acquisitions and disposals, cross-border leasing transactions and the establishment of complex acquisitions and financing structures and operations in Ireland. She and her team have led and managed countless large-scale asset financing transactions.
She advises a wide range of aircraft lessors in connection with the reorganisation of substantial parts of their businesses and fleets of aircraft as well as on all aspects of registration of aircraft on the Irish register, operating aircraft in Ireland and establishing aircraft facilities in Ireland. She advises in relation to the establishment and operation of aviation joint ventures and aircraft ownership and leasing platforms in Ireland, the acquisition and disposal of aircraft leasing companies and in relation to aircraft repossessions.
Directory Comments
Catherine is regularly cited by peers as being at the top of her game, as well as leading a team that is "very knowledgeable and very responsive" according to The Legal 500, 2011
"Renowned asset finance expert Catherine Deane has established a leading practice advising on all aspects of leasing transactions". Chambers, 2011
According to Chambers, 2010, the highly regarded Catherine Deane is "great at putting her counterparts at ease and controlling a transaction's progress". Previously they also identified her as "definitely one of the first names you think of in aviation". Described by The Legal 500 as the "gold standard" for banking work, particularly the aviation team which are credited as being "the best in Ireland and top three globally" due to their "complete knowledge", and singled out Catherine Deane as "the business".