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