Lewis Ledyard

Lewis C. Ledyard, III is a member of Morris James’ Business Transactions, Strategic Planning and Counseling Practice, a group that has been involved in over $100 Billion in financings for a wide range of clients.

Lew focuses primarily on the organization and operation of statutory and common law trusts, limited liability companies, and other Delaware business entities in commercial and business transactions, used predominantly in commercial aviation and infrastructure finance. His practice also includes acting as Delaware counsel to banks, trustees, financial institutions, and other parties in domestic and cross-border transactions such as leveraged leases and asset-backed securitizations.

Experience:
• Representing financial institutions acting as trustees and fiduciaries in structured finance transactions involving aircraft, rolling stock, energy and infrastructure facilities, as well as other asset-backed finance transactions
• Providing Delaware law legal opinions on matters concerning Delaware common law and statutory trusts, limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations

Practice areas:
• Business Transactions, Strategic Planning and Counseling
• Structured Finance Transactions
• Commercial Transactions
• Corporate Advice
• Corporate Trust and Fiduciary Services
• Delaware Advantage Trusts
• Delaware Alternative Entities: LLC, LP, Partnership and Trust
• Legal Opinions

lledyard@morrisjames.com
302.888.6869

Delaware

Delaware Supreme Court

ID Number: 002886

Villanova University School of Law

J.D. (1990)

1990

Top Lawyers - Business Law

Delaware Today

Best Lawyers in America guide - Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Best Lawyers

Recognized for Corporate/M&A: Alternative Entities

Chambers USA

State Bar of Delaware  # 002886

Member - Commercial Law Section

Current

American Bar Association

Section of Business Law Trustee Subcommittee of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment (the "Cape Town Convention") Drafting Committee of the Aviation Working Group

Current

2022 Amendments to the Delaware Alternative Entity Statutes

2022 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act

Delaware Proposes Amendments to its Alternative Entity Statutes

Delaware Updates its LLC and Partnership Acts

Overview of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act in Structured Finance Transactions

• 2022 Amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act
• 2022 Amendments to the Delaware Alternative Entity Statutes
• Overview of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act in Structured Finance Transactions
• Delaware Proposes Amendments to its Alternative Entity Statutes