With a focus on commercial aircraft finance, Mr. Beringer has significant experience representing operating lessors, commercial banks, finance companies, manufacturers, private equity funds, hedge funds and other aircraft investors in all manner of aircraft finance transactions, including portfolio securitizations and warehouse financings involving substantial commercial aircraft portfolios, Rule 144A capital markets transactions, M&A transactions, cross-border operating lease transactions, distressed-debt transactions involving debt secured by commercial aircraft portfolios, and numerous aircraft portfolio acquisition and disposition transactions. Mr. Beringer also has experience representing investors and commercial banks in business aircraft and railcar finance transactions.

Mr. Beringer advises clients on various day-to-day matters, such as tax-based corporate structuring, aircraft and engine maintenance agreements, aircraft consignment agreements, aircraft modification and conversion agreements, aircraft servicing and management agreements, and aircraft and engine fund-style joint ventures, as well as general corporate and securities law matters.

Since 2014, Mr. Beringer has been recognized among the world’s leading aviation attorneys by Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides. Since 2019, he was ranked in Chambers USA’s Nationwide Transportation: Aviation: Finance category. From 2018 to 2020, the Legal 500 United States has recognized Mr. Beringer in the Transport: Aviation and Air Travel—Finance category. In addition, from 2017 to 2021, Mr. Beringer was named a Leading Lawyer in the Corporate Finance and Secured Transactions Law categories. Vedder Price was named Airline Economics  Aviation 100 Law Firm of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2018.

Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. Beringer served as general counsel to Q Aviation, a global aircraft operating lessor. At Q Aviation, Mr. Beringer advised senior management in the establishment of the company (from inception), developed portfolio and risk management processes and procedures, and had primary responsibility for all legal matters. With this background, Mr. Beringer is able to offer legal advice to aircraft investors that is both practical and based on real-world experience.