Mark J. Ditto is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the Global Transportation Finance team.
Mr. Ditto represents operating lessors, commercial banks, finance companies, private equity firms, and hedge funds in complex commercial aircraft and high-value equipment transactions, including securitizations and warehouse financings, Rule 144A and Regulation S capital markets offerings, including those involving syndicated equity, joint ventures, cross-border operating and finance leases, ECA financings, distressed-debt trades and workouts, and the establishment of offshore leasing platforms. Mr. Ditto also has experience in manufacturing facility financings, including those in the steel, timber, chemical, distribution, and water treatment industries. He advises clients on various day-to-day matters such as tax-based corporate structuring, consignment arrangements, servicing and management agreements, and general corporate and securities law matters as well. Mr. Ditto has been involved in several pro bono matters representing political asylum clients from Darfur, the Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, and Tibet
