Pillsbury has recruited Chambers UK-ranked partner Peter O’Hare to its finance & restructuring practice in London, further enhancing the firm’s position in international asset and aviation finance. The move bolsters Pillsbury’s long-standing capability in executing major cross-border transactions and expands its private capital offering in the UK market.
Graham Tyler, Pillsbury’s global head of asset finance, said the firm was ‘delighted to welcome Pete to the team,’ noting that his arrival ‘strengthens our market-leading global aircraft finance practice’ and underscores its commitment to the London office. London managing partner Matthew Oresman added that O’Hare is ‘an outstanding addition’ who reflects Pillsbury’s ability to attract ‘the most qualified and sought-after legal advisers’.
Firm chair David Dekker highlighted O’Hare’s reputation for a commercial mindset and skill in navigating complex transactions, calling these qualities ‘established hallmarks’ of the firm’s aviation finance practice. Mark Lessard, global head of finance & restructuring, said O’Hare brings a ‘stellar reputation’ and deep industry connections at a moment when conditions are ‘increasingly favourable for aircraft purchasers and lessors’.
With nearly two decades advising banks, financial institutions, lessors and operators, O’Hare has worked on many of the sector’s most innovative acquisition, financing and leasing matters, including EETCs, ABS deals, M&A, and large portfolio financings. He joins a rapidly expanding London office that has welcomed multiple partners this year, and said Pillsbury offers ‘a platform I am incredibly excited to be a part of, and to contribute to.’
