Francis X. Nolan, III, a retired shareholder at Vedder Price P.C., represents international and domestic lenders, borrowers, investors, lessees, lessors, operators and manufacturers principally in the transportation and defense industries. He has extensive experience in the financing of a wide variety of transportation assets and projects, including vessels of every description, drill rigs, locomotives and rolling stock, containers and related equipment. Mr. Nolan has represented clients in financing transactions for vessels under U.S.-flag and numerous foreign-flags, bareboat charter registries and under restricted flags, such as the U.S. Jones Act trades.
Mr. Nolan assists clients with a wide variety of leasing transactions, including operating leases, leveraged and synthetic leasing structures, as well as cross-border transactions.