Mary Kate LeViness Fields
Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Mary Kate LeViness Fields joined Norton Rose Fulbright's New York office in 2019 as an associate. Her practice focuses on financing with an emphasis on aircraft equipment as well as other secured and unsecured financings. Mary Kate has represented borrowers, lessors and operators in finance, lease and acquisition matters in both domestic and cross-border transactions.
Professional experience
Collapse allJD, Fordham University School of Law, 2019
BA, English, Fordham College at Rose Hill, 2014
During law school, Mary Kate was a member of the Fordham Law Review.
- New York State Bar
- Represented airline in connection with the conversion of multiple aircraft from passenger aircraft to freighters, including change of registration and restructuring existing financing and implementing subleases and interchanges in multiple jurisdictions to airline’s various cargo operators
- Represented airline in connection with the purchase and sale of aircraft, airframes and engines.
- Represented airline and related affiliates in connection with numerous sub-leases and interchange agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Represented airline in connection with the lease negotiations for eight new Airbus A321 aircraft from aircraft lessor.
- Represented major international leasing companies in connection with the sale, leasing and financing of new and used aircraft.
- Represented an operating lessor in multiple aircraft portfolio acquisitions and related lease novations.
- Represented a lessor in an engine portfolio facility.
- Represented an airline in connection with the sale of 9 aircraft, including restructuring financing.
- Represented a borrower in connection with the financing of their aircraft business.
- Represented an airline in connection with the leasing negotiations of six used cargo aircraft.
- Represented a cargo carrier in connection with the sale, leasing and financing of used aircraft.
- Represented airline in the restructuring of facility of thirty-two aircraft.
- Co-author, "The LIBOR Transition – US Banking Agencies issue statement on replacement rates," Financial services: Regulation tomorrow, November 16, 2020
- Co-author, "The LIBOR Transition – ARRC releases recommended NY Legislation on LIBOR," Financial Services: Regulation Tomorrow, March 11, 2020
- Co-author, "The LIBOR Transition – Tax consequences of switching from LIBOR," Financial Services: Regulation Tomorrow, November 25, 2019
Client work
TerrAscend completes acquisition of Gage Growth for US$545m
March 10, 2022