William R. Coleman

William Coleman is an aircraft finance attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office. Mr. Coleman has worked on a wide variety of general finance, asset and structured transactions, under both conventional and Islamic principles. He has represented a range of clients, including aircraft lessors, airlines, financial institutions and corporations.

Mr. Coleman's focus on the aviation industry has been complemented by two secondments to the in-house legal departments of an international Middle Eastern airline and an operating lessor based in Europe.

Before joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Coleman served as counsel at one of London's "Magic Circle" law firms where he spent more than 15 years working in various international offices, including London, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Germany, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While at Holland & Knight, Mr. Coleman also spent a year based in the firm's Bogotá office.

Mr. Coleman's recent experience includes:

• advising on various airline aircraft portfolio commercial and guaranteed/insurance supported financings
• advising lessors in connection with multiple aircraft portfolio sales and acquisitions
• advising lessors in respect of airline Chapter 11 bankruptcies

Bar Admissions: England and Wales only; Foreign Legal Consultant (Not Authorized to Practice Florida Law): State of Florida; Authorized Foreign Legal Consultant: State of Oregon