Lisa Valentovish has more than 20 years of experience representing aircraft owners, financial institutions, lessors, investors, and air carriers in connection with their aircraft investments and operations. She has led numerous complex debt restructurings and international insolvency matters and played a role in many of the industry’s largest airline restructuring transactions. Lisa also works closely with the tax and benefits teams to represent corporations and individuals in connection with the personal use of corporate aircraft by executives and related proxy reporting.
Before joining Morgan Lewis as a partner in 2014, Lisa was a partner in the financial services practice of another international law firm. Lisa returned to the United States in 2016 after spending five years in Tokyo as a Japan Registered Foreign Lawyer (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi) (2011–2016).
Lisa has served on the New York Office Pro Bono Committee (2014–2022) and as Chair of the committee (2019–2022).
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Hartford (2023–2025)
Member, Transportation Editorial Advisory Board, Law360 (2019)