Aoife specialises in private, corporate and commercial aviation, military aircraft and civil aerospace. She advises clients on aircraft finance and regulatory issues, including corporate structures, aircraft acquisitions and airline start-ups. She is internationally renowned for her work in aircraft finance. Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine named her as one of the top 10 leaders in business aviation in Europe.

Aoife has been independently nominated by her clients, contacts and peers for inclusion in all exclusive industry and legal guides for her work in aviation law and her contribution to the industry, including:

• Chambers: notable and trusted practitioner in Aviation Finance
• Legal 500: Finance
• Euromoney’s “Women in Business”, and Expert Guides – Aviation
• International Who’s Who of Aviation Finance Lawyers
• Best Lawyers
• Who’s Who Legal
• Lawyers World – Leading Lawyer Awards

Notable Achievements:

• April 2019 to date – Chair and Board Member of BBGA
• 2014-2017 Board Member of Aerion Corporation Inc – a company dedicated to building a civil supersonic aircraft
• Previously Chair Finance and Leasing Group EBAA
• Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, London
• Member of the Royal Air Force Club

Aoife is regularly invited to speak at international aviation conferences and events. She writes for and has been quoted in all major leading publications including the Financial Times, BART, Fly Corporate, Airfinance Journal and Altitudes.

Aoife was admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland in 1997, England and Wales in 1997 and admitted to the Supreme Court of the Cayman Islands in 2002. Previous experience includes senior associate at Clifford Chance LLP and subsequently Head of Aircraft Finance at Gates and Partners LLP until merger with Kennedys Law LLP where she was head of Aircraft Finance. Aoife is one of the founding partners of The Air Law Firm LLP. 

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