Ken Rush Email & Phone Number

Dublin, Ie

Global

I’m a global legal expert and operations executive with highly specialised knowledge of regulation, risk assessment and strategic outcome estimation of aviation finance and leasing transactions and platforms.I am a globally acknowledged expert in Aviation Financing and Leasing ranked as a leading lawyer in all major publications including ranked as Band 1 in Chambers.Detailed areas of consultancy services include legal, regulatory compliance, startup operations, strategic planning, team management, profitability and financial management, client development, client retention, revenue growth, operations scaling and management. Connect with me for more information.

Ireland, Asia And The Americas

As a senior Partner and Head of the Asset & Aviation Group I established a market leading aviation business. Leveraging legal, entrepreneurial and business acumen, I founded and scaled operations from a start up to a reputable top-tier aviation business with multi-departmental needs and diverse business lines. Simultaneously, I served as a transactional lawyer - consistently exceeding fee earning targets and closing hundreds of transactions. Areas of focus: business development, strategic planning, team leadership, staff management, profit building, risk assessment, regulatory compliance, mentoring, recruitment, policy development, market analysis and revenue growth. Selected Highlights:◾ Earned outstanding reputation as “one of the best counsels for aviation” and highly regarded for exceptional leadership of a prestigious aviation firm practice. ◾ Led the aviation finance business to double digit growth year on year — successfully transacting deals with marked values of $billions annually◾ Scaled the Asset & Aviation Group 3,400% ◾ Led business planning and hiring to establish and grow multiple business lines and departments◾ Led as board member of many special purpose vehicles (asset finance, capital markets and fund finance transactions) and Walkers management services business ◾ Managed profitability, staffing and recruitment across multiple business lines◾Developed and Managed relationships within a global business and with a culturally and geographically diverse client base◾ Promoted and led an ethos of collaboration within the global aviation business by overseeing 40+ indirect reports across the Americas, EMEA & Asia. Promoted synergies across complimentary practice areas for the Americas, EMEA & Asia. ◾ Instrumental mentor across the global business, bringing people forward and coaching lawyers from jr. to sr. positions including all partnership levels

Ireland

In 2007, I was brought into Matheson. Here, I supported the existing Aviation Finance client services team while also establishing a second team to expand the global reach of the firm’s Aviation business. Areas of focus included aviation finance and leasing transactional work, client development, marketing and business development, creating synergies across existing business lines and the Aviation Finance department, profit building, recruitment, mentoring and business growth. Representative clients at Matheson included large banks and asset managers, global brands, and Fortune 100 companies. ◾ My efforts in generating significant revenue and fee earnings, as well as other focus areas, were vital to the growth and profitability of the Aviation Finance group and led me to be promoted to Partner. __________Matheson is a top tier Irish domestic full-service law firm with offices in London and North America.

London, England, United Kingdom

At Clifford Chance, I led transactions in asset financing and leasing focusing on heavy transportation assets, including aircraft, helicopters, trains, satellites and rolling stock. I drove success with strong negotiation and communication skills, evaluating the needs of stakeholders to deliver practical solutions. Representative clients included airlines, banks, private equity houses, the British Government, as well as governments across the globe. I progressed from the role of Associate to Senior Associate and led as a key mentor to junior lawyers in the firm. I find mentorship rewarding and am proud to help propel careers. Some of these junior lawyers have attained the role of partner in law firms around the world and senior legal figures in Aircraft lessors and financial institutions globally. __________Clifford Chance is one of the world's pre-eminent law firms with significant depth and range of resources across five continents.

Dublin, Ireland

Selected to represent Clifford Chance on secondment to RBS Aerospace/SMBC Aviation Capital, one of the largest global aircraft lessors. Scope of work: providing translatable legal advice and direction on highly strategic finance and leasing transactions; team leadership across the credit, risk, and technical team members.