Mr. Leventhal is based in the New York office of SGR, qualified in New York and English law, and works in the finance and leasing sector, specializing primarily on structured and asset finance and leasing in the aviation sector. His experience includes acting for banks, export credit agencies and operating lessors on a range of cross-border finance and leasing transactions, including export credit supported financings, cross-border leasing, pre-delivery financings, tax-based structures, and joint venture leasing transactions. Prior to working at SGR, Mr. Leventhal worked for six years in the aircraft finance and leasing practice of a major international law firm in their Paris and London offices.

A tri-national (USA, Germany, UK), Mr. Leventhal has studied and worked in the USA, UK and France. In addition to being a native English speaker, Mr. Leventhal has advanced Spanish and French language skills, and has basic conversational German.

Mr. Leventhal holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge, England, and completed the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at BPP University Law School, England. Mr. Leventhal has also completed a Master of Laws (LLM) at New York University School of Law, New York.