A team of Pillsbury lawyers was recently recognized for their work serving as counsel to creditors in the chapter 11 restructuring of Avianca Holdings S.A., the second-largest airline group in Latin America. The team was honored by Latin Lawyer at their 16th annual Deal of the Year Awards in São Paulo.

Pillsbury represented Airbus, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and three syndicates that included Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Development Bank of Japan Inc., Credit Industriel et Commercial and Tamweel Aviation Funding L.P.

The Pillsbury team was led by Insolvency & Restructuring partner Leo Crowley and Finance partner Mark Lessard. Other key team members included Insolvency & Restructuring partner Dania Slim, Finance special counsel Jason Greenberg and Insolvency & Restructuring senior associate Andrew Alfano.