The rail finance practice includes lawyers in the United States, the Middle East,
Asia and Europe. Our highly regarded and interdisciplinary team has
long-standing relationships with the relevant market participants and has been
involved in many innovative rail finance projects, including the financing of
the largest fleet of hydrogen passenger trains and other remarkable green rail
projects.
We advise lenders, borrowers, lessors, lessees, manufacturers, investors, public
transportation authorities, and private and state-owned operators on all kinds of
rolling stock, in particular regional passenger trains, light rail, trams, metros,
heavy rail, locomotives, freight, gas, and tank wagons.
Our team has a proven track record advising on all types of secured and unsecured
loans, residual value guarantees, covered bonds, and project finance structures
as well as a wide range of lease financings, including structured lease
financings, leveraged leases, operating leases, and sale and leaseback
transactions. In addition, our team is experienced in enforcement of security,
workouts and restructurings, and insolvencies.
We are recommended for asset finance and leasing in the rail industry by legal
directories such as Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Chambers Europe, and Chambers
Global. Clients recognize the level of teamwork noting our “very
uncomplicated co-operation” as well as our “high level of technical
ability, flexibility, reliability, friendliness, and comprehensive
analyses,” as quoted in Chambers Europe.
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Chambers and Partners
Ranked by Chambers Germany for Transportation: Rail &
Aviation Asset Finance, 2026
Ranked by Chambers Germany for Transportation: Rail &
Aviation Asset Finance, 2025
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