Partner

Ian Shrank

Location:  United States

Practice(s):  Asset management , Derivatives and Structured Finance , Global Loans , Insurance advice for corporates and banks , Insurance antitrust , Insurance capital markets and derivatives , Insurance M&A and reorganisations , Insurance outsourcing , Insurance regulatory and compliance , Insurance restructuring, insolvency and run-off insurance , Leveraged Finance , Projects , Ship, Rail, Aircraft and other assets , U.S. German Desk

Date Joined:  2000

Education:  J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, President - Harvard Voluntary Defenders; A.B., magna cum laude with highest honors, Harvard College

Spoken Languages:  English

Experience: 

Ian Shrank has been engaged in structured and asset finance of many forms for 30 years. This includes aviation, power and other asset finance; hedge fund finance; derivatives; leasing; life insurance products such as life settlement pools; project finance; receivables financing; captive insurance companies and many other sorts of secured and unsecured lending.

Ian is listed in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers, New York Area for equipment finance law.

Published work

  • Lead Editor, Equipment Leasing - Leveraged Leasing with A. Gough (co-editor) and author of chapters titled: "Basics of Leasing and Glossary," "Documentation" and "Securities Laws and Leasing."
  • "Commercial Issues Lessors Must Grapple With in Defeasance Arrangements," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume 19, Issue 1), 2000.
  • "Lenders/Lessors Get Long-Sought Liability Relief," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume 16, Issue 4), 1997.
  • "Commercial Concerns in Prepaid Rent Deals," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume 15, Issue 5), 1996.
  • "Turning Bricks Into Gold: Real Estate Leveraged Sale-Leasebacks," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Volume 3, Issue 13), 1995.
  • "Using a Swap with a Leveraged Lease," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume14, Issue 4), 1995.
  • "Anticipating a Lessee Bankruptcy as You Safeguard Your Property," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume 13, Issue 3), 1994.
  • "10 Common Pitfalls in 'Routine' Equipment Leasing," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Volume 21, Issue 4), 1993.
  • "Your Working Guide to Debt Prepayment Premiums in Leasing," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume 12, Issue 3), 1993.
  • "Letter of Credit's Status in Leveraged Leasing and Lessee Bankruptcy," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume 11, Issue 5), 1992.
  • "Nine Non-Tax Issues that Uniquely Affect Cross-Border Leases," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume 10, Issue 3), 1991.
  • "Ten Guides for Lessors Drafting or Negotiating Insurance Provisions in Leasing Agreements," Equipment Leasing Newsletter (Volume 9, Issue 3), 1990.
  • "Determinism and the Law of Consent - A Reformulation of Individual Accountability for Choices Made Without Free Will," 12 SUFF. U.L. REV. 796, 1978.
My contact details

New York
Allen & Overy LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
United States of America

Tel: +1 212 610 6412

ian.shrank @allenovery.com