About
Sebastian is a Global Transactions lawyer who specialises in asset finance with a focus on the aviation industry and cross-border leasing transactions.
In 2024, Sebastian was seconded for several months to the legal team of a client in Zurich, Switzerland. He speaks German and English.
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- Advising Gategroup on the acquisition of Lufthansa's LSG Sky Chefs EU business
- Advising the Malaysia Airlines group on its global restructuring, including the first use of a UK scheme to reduce liabilities under aircraft leases.
- Advising Air Berlin and NIKI Luftfahrt in the context of the insolvency proceedings over their assets and on the sale of their businesses
- Advising Airbus on a joint venture with Bombardier with respect to Bombardier’s aircraft type C-Series
- Advising a German asset bank on various financings and refinancings of rolling stock in Germany
- Advising a lessor of aircraft in civil litigation against a German lessee operating business jets relating to claims for repossession and damages
- Advising a German airline in various aircraft financings
- Advising a German fund initiator on unwinding of closed-ended funds
- Advising the insolvency administrator of a German commercial bank in all aspects of collection of debt (mandate prior to joining Freshfields)

Sebastian Naujoks
Principal Associate
T +49 40 36 90 60
T +49 69 27 30 80
hamburg Office
Hohe Bleichen 7
20354 hamburg
frankfurt am main Office
Bockenheimer Anlage 44
60322 frankfurt am main