Wolfgang Melzer
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Wolfgang Melzer
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Contact Details
Wolfgang Melzer, a German Rechtsanwalt, is a partner of Allen & Overy LLP. Wolfgang advises on banking and finance law with a particular focus on asset finance (aircraft, rolling stock, ships) and cross-border lease financings (operate leases, finance leases), including with a tax and accounting background, representing providers of both equity and debt capital as well as lessors and lessees.
Project finance, in particular renewables, is his second core focus. Wolfgang also advises both banks and borrowers on real estate financings as well as on general corporate finance matters.
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Office
Frankfurt am Main
Allen & Overy LLP
Bockenheimer Landstraße 2
60306 Frankfurt am Main
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Expertise
Practices
Sectors
Office
Frankfurt am Main
Allen & Overy LLP
Bockenheimer Landstraße 2
60306 Frankfurt am Main
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Published work
Melzer W. (2005) "Der Schadensausgleich nach dem Luftsicherheitsgesetz", article in NVwZ, 12/2005
Melzer W. (2005) "US-Cross-Border-Leasing", Commentary in Eildienst-Information fuer Rat und Verwaltung, Heft 318, 03/2005
Melzer W., Kurkowski F. (2004) "Risiken ausgewogen verteilen, Im Vergleich zu ueblichen Vorhaben sind PPP-Modelle strukturell anspruchsvoller", ZfK, 06/200
Melzer W. (2003) "Die Zwangsvollstreckung in Luftfahrzeuge aus deutschem Registerpfandrecht", ZLW, 52. Jg., 4/2003
Melzer W., Kurkowski F. (2003) "Leasing kennt keine Grenzen", IT-Business News, Ausgabe 48, 11/2003
Melzer W. (2003) "US-Cross-Border-Leasing - Moeglichkeiten zur Linderung der Finanznot von Nahverkehrsbetrieben", Nahverkehrspraxis, Jan/Feb/2003
Melzer W. (2003) "Kein Ausverkauf deutscher Kommunen - ueber das US-Cross-Border-Leasing", article in Handelsblatt, 23/04/03
News & insights
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Publications: 27 MARCH 2020
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Publications: 16 MARCH 2020
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