Madalyn M. Miller

Madalyn Miller is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Co-Chair of the Transportation and Space Group and a member of the firm’s Finance Practice Group.

Madalyn has extensive experience in asset finance, representing underwriters, lenders, and lessors across a range of transactions. Her expertise includes portfolio securitizations, acquisition financing, and both secured and unsecured lending. With particular expertise in commercial aviation, her portfolio also covers various additional asset classes, including rolling stock, vessel finance, business aviation and general equipment. Additionally, Madalyn is skilled in advising on the acquisition and disposition of aviation leasing companies and large aircraft asset portfolios.

Madalyn is ranked by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2022 in Transportation: Aviation: Finance - USA – Nationwide, noting she works with clients on a host of transactions, including acquisition financings, with sources highlighting her as “a tough negotiator and a hard worker.”

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Madalyn was a partner at Clifford Chance.

Madalyn earned her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2011. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Oakland University in 2008.

Relevant experience includes advising:*

• Castlelake as the issuer and servicer on its C-LAKE 2023-1 transaction, whereby the issuer issued $467 million of notes backed by 12 aircraft loans relating to 32 aircraft with 7 different obligors in 6 different countries.
• Flexjet, Inc. as the issuer of a $550 million unsecured note issuance.
• Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, as managers and initial lenders, on an aircraft portfolio financing for Castlelake, with a value of up to US$1.327 billion, secured by a portfolio of 60+ aircraft.
• FTAI Aviation on a sale and leaseback transaction for in excess of 30 aircraft with LATAM Airlines Group that includes bespoke engine maintenance provisions.
• AIP Capital, as issuer’s counsel, in connection with its US$242 million enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) financing, comprised of US$202.2 million of Class A notes and US$39.9 million of Class B notes. The notes are backed by a portfolio of seven new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on long-term leases to two airlines.
• Corrum Capital Management and Sightway Capital in connection with the sale and transfer to Castlelake, L.P. of the Wings aviation servicing business consisting of a portfolio of over fifty aircraft related to four financings.
• I Squared Capital and its portfolio company, Star Leasing, a provider of trailer leasing and maintenance services, in connection with a $750 million upsize to Star Leasing’s $1.3 billion asset-backed loan facility.
• Deutsche Bank AG, as lender, administrative agent and syndication agent, in a US$200 million warehouse loan financing secured by rolling stock.
• An aviation management, investment and leasing platform in connection with its establishment and with a $230 million non-recourse acquisition facility from Citibank, N.A. for the financing of seven Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on operating leases to three airlines.
• Deutsche Bank (NY branch) in relation to a US$150 million loan facility for an aircraft leasing company, backed by 21 commercial passenger aircraft and individual engines on operating leases with 14 different airlines in 13 different jurisdictions.
• AE Industrial Partners, as borrower, in a loan by HALO AirFinance, secured by one Airbus A320-200 aircraft leased to a European Operator.
• Stonebriar Commercial Finance in connection with a $350 million warehouse facility.