Simone Boayue-Gumbs

Simone Boayue-Gumbs

Simone Z. Boayue-Gumbs worked at a major New York law firm prior to joining Greenberg Traurig. Mrs. Boayue-Gumbs focuses her practice on banking, aviation, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters.

Areas of Concentration

· Banking and financial institutions

· Aircraft leasing and financing

· Mergers and acquisitions

· General corporate and securities matters

Significant Representations

· Represented lenders and borrowers, including JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wachovia Bank, National Association and SunTrust Bank in connection with secured and unsecured credit facilities involving term, revolving, and multi-currency loans.

· Represented airlines and leasing companies, including Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, Jetscape, Inc., COPA Airlines and Frontier Airlines, Inc. in connection with the financing and refinancing of Aircraft and the registration, deregistration and leasing of Aircraft.

· Represented purchasers and sellers, including Technical Olympic USA, Inc. and Applica Consumer Products, Inc. in connection with public and private mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Professional & Community Involvement

· Member, Yale Alumni Schools Committee of South Florida

· Member, American Bar Association

· Member, Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association

· Member, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Alumni Association

Awards & Recognition

· Member, team ranked as the No.1 corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors, in the annual "Legal Industry Research Study" by Corporate Board Member magazine (eighth consecutive year), 2002-2009