Enforcing Security Interests in Aircraft: Strategies and Practical Steps to Maximize Value and Remarketability

Mr. Antonecchia is a New York litigation attorney with a particular emphasis on aviation and commercial matters. He litigates and advises on a wide array of disputes involving lease and purchase agreements, creditors' rights, indemnification, partnerships, insurance brokers, guarantees and trusts. Mr. Antonecchia's practice in aviation-related matters includes representing domestic and foreign lessors, secured parties, airlines and lenders in contract disputes and repossessions involving airframes, engines and parts. He frequently counsels on the planning and exercise of enforcement rights pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code and the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. Mr. Antonecchia co-authored a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief addressing liability protection to lessors and secured parties. His litigation experience includes preliminary injunctive relief, pretrial discovery, dispositive motion practice, civil jury trial, multidistrict litigation, and appellate briefing and argument.

Mr. Ferrer is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami office. He focuses his practice on commercial and private aviation matters, banking and finance, secured transactions, cross-border leasing and financing, general corporate matters, sales and acquisitions of capital equipment, and commercial and residential real estate. Mr. Ferrer actively represents lenders, lessors, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, publicly held and private companies, and high-net-worth individuals in connection with the purchase, sale and finance (including lease finance) of private and commercial aircraft. In addition, Mr. Ferrer has extensive experience in the banking, finance and real estate fields with substantial representation of financial institutions, publicly traded entities and wealthy individuals in syndicated credit facilities, mortgage and asset-based financing, corporate and other commercial financing, and commercial and residential real estate financing.