Please see this page for information on Mr. Pieringer's commercial lending experience.
Stan Pieringer works with nationally-recognized aviation brokers and consultants, major aircraft manufacturers, principal aviation service firms, managers of the principal fractional interest programs, appraisers, corporate trustees serving the aviation industry, escrow agents, title companies, and aircraft museums and collectors of antique aircraft. He has more than 15 years experience in:
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buying, selling, financing and registering corporate aircraft of all sizes
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aircraft leasing (tax leases, capital leases, leveraged leases, synthetic leases)
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1031 like-kind exchanges
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sales and use tax minimization
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Part 91/Part 135 compliance issues and ownership structures
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time-sharing and joint ownership agreements
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participation in fractional interest programs
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workouts of credits secured by aircraft
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importing and exporting aircraft
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management agreements, charter agreements
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brokerage agreements, hangar leases, etc.
Representative Transactions
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Represented internationally-known real estate developer in structuring its aircraft ownership to comply with FAA regulations while minimizing tax and intra-corporate and family issues
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Represented large Mexican industrial company in several transactions involving buying, selling, trading, exporting and importing Falcon 50s and 2000s
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Represented bio-engineering company in purchasing and selling Falcon 900EX, Falcon 900LX, and other smaller aircraft
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Represented large insurance company in 1031 exchanges of four Falcon 900s
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Represented purchaser of G-V from collapsing provider of medical services
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Represented owner of Challenger aircraft is extricating its aircraft from a lease with a collapsing lessor, identifying a replacement lessor and re-leasing the aircraft from that second lessor
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Represented lender in foreclosing on Boeing 727
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Represented buyer of Luxembourg-registered Premier aircraft in buying and importing the aircraft, which had been damaged in a crash
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Represented lessee in synthetic lease of three large corporate jets from unit of world’s largest aircraft manufacturer
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Represented U.S. owner of Canadian corporation leasing Hawker 800 (cross-border registration issues)
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Represented buyers in negotiating sales contracts with Bombardier, Gulfstream, Hawker Beechcraft, and others
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Represented lessee in synthetic lease of three large corporate jets from unit of world’s largest aircraft manufacturer
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Represented buyers and sellers in scores of aircraft and helicopter transactions ranging from the largest corporate jets (G-550, Global Express) to King Airs, British Spitfires and Champions, including obtaining Federal clearance to bring a fighter aircraft into the U.S. two weeks after September 11, 2001
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Represented dozens of corporate and individual buyers of fractional interests in programs managed by NetJets, FlexJet, CitationShares, and Flight Options
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1974
- A.B., Princeton University, 1970
Bar Admissions
Professional History
- Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP (1980 - Present)
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law (2010 - 2011)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Business Law Section
- Aviation Law Section
- Member, State Bar of Texas Opinions Committee
- Member, Houston Commercial Lawyers Finance Forum
Community Leadership
- Member, Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal)
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