Aubrey Tao has joined Bird & Bird’s aviation team as a managing associate based in the firm’s Shanghai office.
Tao brings with her a wealth of experience having worked for a top Chinese aircraft leasing business and a leading Chinese airline. She joins from CMB Financial Leasing where she was the lawyer responsible for numerous aircraft financing and leasing transactions (both domestic and cross-border) as well as advising the business on compliance matters and commercial projects.
Prior to CMB, Aubrey was a senior lawyer at China Eastern Airlines, and focused primarily on the airline’s international transactions and projects. Fluent in Mandarin and English, Aubrey has a deep understanding of the Aviation business in China and its key players.
Leo Fattorini, head of Bird & Bird’s Aviation Sector Group in APAC said: “[Tao’s] knowledge of the Chinese aviation industry is second to none. She’s an excellent lawyer and I have no doubt that we and our clients will immediately benefit from her insights and commercial approach.