James M. Turner

James has acted on major aviation and shipping matters that include:

Representation of Aviation Capital Group in connection with their complex securitisation of a portfolio of 24 Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft. In addition to advising on the initial asset transfers, which involved 19 airlines based in 15 jurisdictions, James is also involved in the provision of advice relating to the ongoing management of the portfolio, including new leases, lease extensions, asset dispositions and repossessions;*

Representation of United Arab Shipping Company in respect of its business combination with Hapag-Lloyd AG, creating the world's fifth biggest liner shipping company;

Representation of Caladan Oceanic, LLC in connection with the sale of the Hadal Exploration System, the world's most advanced private deep-sea exploration platform that includes the research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop, the full ocean depth submersible DSV Limiting Factor and the Kongsberg EM124 sonar system;*

Representation of the lenders in connection with the delivery financing of three Airbus A321NEO aircraft for an operating lessor and leased to a US airline;*

Representation of an operating lessor in connection with the lease termination and repossession of eleven aircraft leased to an Asian airline;*

Representation of various lenders in connection with JOLCO financings for operating lessors and airlines;*

Representation of an oil major in connection with the reshaping of its participation in the Alaska North Slope crude oil market, including in connection with vessel sale and purchase and chartering arrangements;*

Representation of the senior lender in connection with the financing of a containership, including diligence of the underlying charter arrangements;*

Representation of a shipowner in connection with the financing of the acquisition of a car carrier vessel and a con-ro vessel, including the negotiation of the financing and sale and purchase documentation;*

Representation of the agent in connection with the restructuring of two loan facilities to a shipowner in the car carrier sector;

Representation of a financial institution in connection with the re-tranching of its loan facility to a shipowner; and

Representation of aircraft operating lessors in the preparation and review of operating leases and aircraft sale and lease novation documentation.*

*Experience prior to joining White & Case