Senior Associate or Counsel
- Pay
- $390,000 – $435,000 per year
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Listed
- 3 days ago
About the role
New York, New York
About the role
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has an immediate opening for a Senior Associate/Counsel to join its New York Finance practice section, with a focus on aviation-related transactions. Pillsbury's aircraft finance lawyers represent major banks, leasing companies, airlines, investors, traders and manufacturers in a wide range of aviation transactions, including financing (lending and capital markets transactions), leasing, trading, restructuring and enforcement of aviation and related assets and establishing joint ventures and other aircraft leasing platforms.
Candidates must
- Be familiar with secured, unsecured and guaranteed financing transactions, the rules relating to security interests under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and the Cape Town Convention;
- Have experience managing and closing $100+ million financing transactions;
- Have experience drafting and negotiating credit agreements, indentures, leases, purchase agreements and related documentation;
- Be able to advise clients on the interpretation of such documents, orally and in writing; and
- Understand the aviation finance and leasing industry and corporate matters related to such transactions.
Experience with export credit agency supported financing and capital markets transactions would be helpful, but not a prerequisite. The successful candidate will have large law firm experience that includes working with multiple internal and external clients and managing multiple matters simultaneously.
Candidate should have a strong academic background along with exceptional drafting, negotiating and organizational skills. In addition, the candidate will enjoy being part of a cohesive team while working independently. Candidate must be admitted to and a member in good standing of the New York bar.
New York Pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on skillset and experience, is $390,000 - $435,000.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
From Pillsbury Law's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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