Justin S. Cohen is an associate in the New York office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. He has experience working on the tax aspects of cross-border investment structuring, financial restructuring, domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs, securities offerings, and financing and leasing transactions including aviation finance.
Professional Activities
Member, New York State Bar Association
Section of Taxation
Awards
Recipient, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, 2016
Recipient, The Legal Aid Society’s Pro Bono Publico Award, 2016
Highlighted Matters
Representation of BNP Paribas Securities Corp. in connection with a $189 million aircraft asset-backed securitiztion (ABS) for Vx Capital Partners, a cargo aircraft management and leasing firm.
Representation of Platinum Equity in its $1.9 billion acquisition of Wesco Aircraft.
Representation of Bank of America as facility agent, structuring agent and joint lead arranger in connection with a $300 million aircraft warehouse facility for a new join venture leasing vehicle established by Elliot Management and SkyWorks Leasing, an aircraft management services company.