Justin Yuen
Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Biography
Justin Yuen is a banking and finance lawyer based in London, specialising in advising clients in the aviation industry on commercial, regulatory, leasing, and asset finance matters.
He has experience in representing airlines, banks, lessors and other financial institutions, in aircraft and component financing, trading, and in aircraft-related insolvency claims.
Justin also advises clients in the aviation industry on a broad range of aviation commercial and regulatory matters, including spare engine leases, power-by-the-hour agreements, engine support agreements, wet leases, charter agreements, maintenance general terms agreements, base and line maintenance and ground handling agreements.
Professional experience
Collapse all- Solicitor, qualified in Hong Kong 2020
- Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales 2022
Advising:
- a British airline on various transactions, including operating leases of aircraft from various aircraft lessors; financing for its new aircraft deliveries; trading of aircraft, engines and components; and maintenance and commercial agreements with various maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers
- a global logistics group on financing of its new freighters and aircraft conversion programme
- a group of APAC financiers and lessor on issues relating to airlines’ restructuring, including realising the equity and debt issued post-restructuring and the aircraft portfolio
- a European airline group on various novations, aircraft registry transfers and internal leasing matters
- a European leisure travel company on aircraft charter agreements for its Caribbean operations
- a European fund manager in trading its portfolio of aircraft to a Middle Eastern airline lessee
- a European aircraft lessor on its engine support agreement with the engine manufacturer
- a South Asian carrier on its new aircraft deliveries and aircraft novation matters with lessors
- an Oceania financier in trading its portfolio of aircraft to various parties
- a British investment firm on early-stage enforcement actions
- English
- Cantonese
- Mandarin Chinese