James Janaitis

Partnered with publicly traded and private companies, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals to understand their unique goals and challenges, help them navigate the complex landscape of FAA, Department of Transportation, Internal Revenue Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, Transportation Safety Administration, and international regulations that apply to business aviation, and analyze and implement a variety of client-specific structures for owning, leasing, and chartering business aircraft.

Represents a variety of helicopter operators, including EMS, external load, and offshore, in all aspects of their operations.

Assisted clients with aviation, import/export, secured asset, and tax issues for operating and financing leases and purchase and sale agreements for aircraft in various international locations, including Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Greenland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad and Turkey.

Advises private equity clients in the acquisition of various aviation related companies, including fixed base operators, aircraft parts manufacturers, aircraft repair facilities, on-demand operators, and transportation and logistics companies.

Acted as primary aviation counsel in negotiating and drafting a $350 million credit facility, including conducting title searches, resolving title issues and preparing necessary filings for more than 150 financed aircraft.

Represents multiple aircraft component manufacturers and repair and completion facilities in the sale of their products and services.

Advises charter operators, aircraft management companies, and charter brokers in negotiating customer agreements and regulatory compliance.

Represents a large air cargo transportation company in all aspects of their global operation, including agreements for ground and cargo services, maintenance, repair, and overhaul, blocked space cargo, and full aircraft charter.