Ellen is known for her dedication and commitment to working alongside clients to achieve the best outcome, and her adaptability in working across varied legal frameworks.

Ellen has advised banks and ECAs on large cross-border finance and leasing transactions in the aviation and transport sectors, with aspects in Korea, Japan, India, the US, Canada, France, Germany, the Cayman Islands, South Africa and Mali. Her experience includes ECA-supported financings and deliveries, JOLCOs, a multi-jurisdictional commercial re-financing and re-leasing of aircraft incorporating a US trust structure, the sale and purchase of aviation loan portfolios, matters relating to the change of state of registration of a helicopter for use in EU-training missions and the sale and purchase of rolling-stock freight wagons in Europe.

Ellen recently advised the ECAs as lead associate in the financing of 10 Airbus A220 (f/k/a Bombardier CSeries CS300) aircraft on lease to Korean Air, which involved the first ever delivery of a CS300 aircraft to an operator in Asia.