Michael Clare is an associate in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the Corporate and Equipment Finance Group, with a focus on commercial aircraft finance. Michael represents operating lessors, borrowers, lenders, initial purchasers, arrangers, export credit agencies, private equity investors, and airlines in connection with financing transactions in the U.S. and around the globe.
Michael has significant experience in various aspects of transportation finance and joined Hughes Hubbard in 2021 from Blank Rome LLP where he was a member of the Maritime Group. His practice focused on commercial maritime finance matters for clients spanning the commercial maritime industry, and included financing transactions such as, vessel secured credit facilities, lease financing transactions involving vessels, and vessel sale and purchase transactions both domestically and around the globe with a particular expertise in Jones Act financing matters.