London, UK (April 4th, 2018) - REN Legal announced today that Sulagna Roy is joining the firm as Of Counsel, further increasing the strength and depth of the firm’s core asset finance team.

Sulagna Roy joins from Berwin Leighton Paisner, having previously worked at Debevoise & Plimpton after qualifying at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Sulagna advises borrowers, financiers, lessors and lessees on a variety of structured aircraft finance transactions with an emphasis on cross-border aircraft leasing transactions. She has particular experience in operating and finance lease transactions, the acquisition and disposal of aircraft, engines and leasing companies; sale and leaseback transactions, export credit financings, JOL financing, registration and security issues. Sulagna also has expertise in the financing and leasing of assets in the rail sector, the leasing of general equipment and the financing of receivables.

Norman Fraser, Partner, REN Legal commented:

“Sulagna’s appointment helps us continue to build out and grow key strategic client relationships in our focus finance areas. Sulagna’s experience is a perfect fit to the existing team.”

REN Legal is a commercial law firm based in the City of London. Its core practice areas are finance, corporate, real estate and dispute resolution.

Rated as a leading practice by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500, REN Legal’s aviation team provides high quality legal advice on all aspects of aviation finance and leasing transactions and disputes to clients in the aviation sector that include airlines, leasing companies, banks, investment funds and manufacturers.

"They are knowledgeable, hard-working, and offer their clients an excellent product at a reasonable price.“ (Chambers & Partners UK, 2017)

“REN Legal continues to ‘carve-out a very good niche’ in the market…where it provides a ‘first class service’ to lessors…lenders…and operators…” (Legal 500 UK, 2017)