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Senior Aviation Finance Specialist joins Maples' Dublin office

Dépèche transmise le 25 janvier 2012 par Business Wire

Senior Aviation Finance Specialist joins Maples' Dublin office

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Irish office of international law firm Maples and Calder (“Maples”) is delighted to announce that senior aviation finance specialist Laurence Hanley has joined the Finance Group. Laurence’s appointment is one of a number of recent strategic hires and adds further strength and depth to the firm’s innovative aviation practice.

“We are delighted to welcome Laurence to the team. His arrival highlights our commitment to the aviation finance sector and adds significantly to our offering in this space through his practical experience with industry players.”

Laurence’s experience is in advising lenders, lessors and lessees of commercial aircraft and engines in both portfolio and individual equipment transactions. He joins Maples from the highly regarded Asset Finance group of Clyde & Co LLP where he worked in both their London and Paris offices, and was seconded to Air France. Laurence is fluent in French and German and will focus on servicing and expanding Maples’ international aviation client base.

Nollaig Murphy, Head of Finance at Maples’ Dublin, said: “We are delighted to welcome Laurence to the team. His arrival highlights our commitment to the aviation finance sector and adds significantly to our offering in this space through his practical experience with industry players.”

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About Maples and Calder

Maples is a leading international law firm specialising in Irish, Cayman and BVI law. The Maples group comprises over 700 staff worldwide. The firm's affiliated organisation, MaplesFS, provides specialised fiduciary, accounting and administration services to finance vehicles and funds.

Since establishing in Ireland in 2006 the firm’s Irish office has become the singular success story of the Irish legal services industry. It has grown to over 175 people, many of whom have joined from leading Irish and international firms.

The Dublin Finance group has advised on many of the most high profile and complex transactions in Ireland in the last number of years, including the establishment and operation of the Avolon aircraft leasing and CHC helicopter leasing platforms in Dublin.