About Vedder

Vedder is a thriving 300-plus lawyer firm serving dynamic clients locally, nationally and globally from offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore. We deliver a unique mix of best-in-class legal and business skills in private equity, M&A, global transportation and commercial finance, commercial litigation, executive compensation and employment counseling. The Vedder approach is highly practical, responsive, results-driven and efficient.

With over 70 professionals in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore, the Global Transportation Finance team of Vedder is one of the largest, most experienced and best recognized transportation finance practices in the world. Vedder’s Global Transportation Finance practice has a depth and breadth of experience that surpasses other law firms. The diversity of our client base, transaction structures and asset types affords us unique insight into market standards and practices. This insight creates our unequaled ability to take a practical, market-based approach to transactions and to provide efficient, insightful legal advice, while maintaining a results-oriented focus.  Our clients come from a broad spectrum of industries, and we are involved in the financing of an extensive range of transactions for lessees and lessors, borrowers and lenders, private and public companies, manufacturers, underwriters and governmental agencies. Our Global Transportation Finance team’s reputation begins with its worldwide prominence in aviation finance. However, our practice extends well beyond commercial aviation, and we are considered industry leaders in many other types of transportation financing, including business aviation, railcar, maritime and other transportation assets, healthcare, energy, computer software/hardware, and manufacturing/construction equipment. Furthermore, the scope of our transportation finance practice often includes related practice areas such as asset securitization and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, aviation regulation and structured and project finance.