AI Magazine Issue 7 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 7 2018 29 Maria Regina Mangabeira Albernaz Lynch has long been held in high- esteem for her decades of experience in the field of Aeronautic Law. It is for her expertise in this niche area, and her work at Motta Fernandes Advogados, that Maria was recognised in Acquisition International’s Global Excellence Awards, with the title of Most Influential Woman in Aeronautics Law 2018, Brazil. Here we take a look at exactly why Maria is considered one of the best in the business. t would seem to be an understatement to say that Maria Regina Mangabeira Albernaz Lynch is one of the world’s best aviation and aircraft lawyers. Over the last three decades she has solidified her position as the go-to expert in the sector, and is undoubtedly the foremost authority in the Brazilian aviation arena. Maria specialises in cross-border aircraft financing, providing advisory services to foreign organisations interested in securing finance with Brazilian lessees. As part of this, she also deals with the restructuring and special situations of airlines, organising the sale of assets to interested parties. Though she has distinguished herself in aeronautics, Maria also has extensive experience in cases involving arbitration, corporate litigation, M&A, banking, investment funds, and bankruptcy. Maria received her Bachelor of Laws from the Universidade de São Paulo in 1976, and, two years later, earned her Master of Laws (LLM) from Columbia University in the United States. In 1995, Maria was a founding partner of Xavier, Bernardes, Bragança – Sociedade de Advogados. She is currently a senior partner of Motta Fernandes Advogados, a leading legal firm in Brazil, and an established member of both the Aircraft Finance Company: Motta Fernandes Advogados Address: Av.Alm. Barroso, 52-Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20031-000 www.mottafernandes.com.br Phone: +55 21 3257 2200 Soaring to New Heights in Aviation I 1804AI24 Subcommittee of the American Bar Association and Aeronautics Committee of the International Bar Association. It is during her time at Motta Fernandes Advogados that Maria’s talent with international cases has flourished, reinforcing the firm’s position as one of best operating in South America. Outside of the office, Maria’s extracurricular work has been published in several scholarly journals, including, ‘Fractional Ownership in Brazil’ in Volume 30 of Air and Space Law (2005), and in two separate occasions (2015, 2017) in the International Encyclopaedia of Agency Distribution Agreements. Complimentary to this, and for the last 20 years, Maria has been consistently recognised by the Euromoney Legal Group Guide, Who’s Who Legal and Chambers on the back of her work offering legal assistance to high-profile airlines. For her unquestionable status as one of the best lawyers currently working in the aviation sector, Maria was recognised by Acquisition International magazine in our annual Global Excellence awards programme, as 2018’s Most Influential Woman in Aeronautics Law. For the foreseeable future, Maria will be continuing to lend her services and expertise to complex and high-profile cases in the aeronautics sector. Soaring to New Heights in Aviation