Elizabeth H. Evans (Liz)
Partner

Contact

(T) +1.212.326.7830
(F) +1.212.755.7306

Education

  • Columbia University (J.D. 1990; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Columbia Journal of Transnational Law); Wellesley College (B.A. magna cum laude 1987; Phi Beta Kappa)

Bar Admissions

  • New York and Connecticut

Liz Evans concentrates her practice in aviation, project, and satellite finance as well as in equipment leasing and related transactional work, including private placements of debt and equity, structured finance arrangements, asset-based financings, and leveraged leasing.

Liz also has represented financial institutions, credit capital corporations, equity investors, export credit agencies, and leasing companies in complex aircraft purchases, satellite financings, equipment leases, and asset-based financings. She has represented a variety of domestic and foreign passenger and cargo airlines in a wide range of areas, including aircraft sales and leasing matters, FAA and DOT compliance, equipment financings, bankruptcy matters, and privatizations. Liz has represented Fortune 500 corporations in the purchase of business aircraft for their fleets and in their participation in fractional interest aircraft ownership programs.

She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Aircraft Finance Subcommittee and the Forum of Air and Space Law), and the Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy. She has been selected for inclusion in "Who's Who in Aviation" and "Women in Business Law." She was selected to appear in Euromoney Expert Guides' Bi-Annual Survey of "The Best of the Best" in aviation finance in every edition from 2001 to 2011.


Honors & Distinctions

  • Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law (2010); Expert Guides — leading lawyer in aviation; Euromoney's "Best of the Best Guide" as one of the 25 best aviation attorneys globally (2001-2011); Guide to Women in Aviation — highly commended; Airfinance Journal (2009) — "European Deal of the Year" and Cargo Finance Deal of the Year
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