Rakhi Savjani is a confident and diligent lawyer who takes a considered and thoughtful approach, both in her work ethic and in client engagement.
—The Legal 500

Rakhi Savjani has acted for clients across the aviation industry including several of the top ten operating lessors, major Middle Eastern airlines and various financial institutions.

Rakhi has extensive experience working on a wide range of high-value, cross-border aircraft and engine trading, financing and leasing transactions utilising a variety of structures including finance and operating leases, secured debt, pre-delivery payment financings, export credit agency-supported deals and Islamic financings. Rakhi also regularly assists our clients with their aircraft and engine acquisitions and disposals and the related lease novations.

Representative Experience

  • Representing a major transportation bank lending to a U.S. fund in regard to acquisition of a portfolio of eight (8) A320 and B737 family aircraft on lease to different lessees in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Representing a major Irish-based lessor in lease restructuring arrangements regarding four (4) A320 aircraft subject to lease suspension arrangements and new lease agreements and registration in a new jurisdiction involving Asian and Indian airlines.
  • Representing a major Middle Eastern airline in sale and leaseback of a range of new Airbus A380 and Boeing aircraft involving lessors incorporated in various different jurisdictions and backed by debt and equity financing.

Professional Highlights

  • Recognized by the Legal Media Group as a winner in the Rising Star Awards Europe (2020)
  • Recognized by Expert Guides as a Rising Star for Aviation (2020)
  • Named a Rising Star in the Airfinance Journal's Guide to Aviation Lawyers (2017)

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  • Recognized by Chambers UK in Asset Finance – UK-wide (2017-2019). According to clients, “Rakhi Savjani is extremely helpful, hard-working and has a good gauge on how to deal with the contracting parties so that solutions and resolutions are addressed pragmatically”
  • The Legal 500 UK, recognized for Transport Finance & Leasing (2018-2020)
  • Overall Debt Deal of the Year, Airline Economics (2018)

Education

  • LL.B. (Hons), University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2008

    Legal Practice Course, The College of Law, London Moorgate, 2009

Admissions

  • England and Wales