Allison Harris Schifini practices in the area of finance with an emphasis on aircraft, engines, and aircraft equipment. Allison’s aviation transactional experience includes operating and finance leasing, sales and acquisitions, sale/leasebacks, negotiating fractional share program documents, and asset-backed financings through debt and capital market transactions. Her financing work includes representing commercial airlines in fleet financing under an ECA facility as well as through the issuance of enhanced equipment trust certificates. Allison’s aviation experience also includes working on the restructuring of debt for a commercial airline, and providing due diligence on aviation-related documentation for corporate acquisitions. She has worked for multinational companies advising on their business aircraft operations, as well as handling general commercial matters such as advertising agreements, office leasing, food and beverage licensing, antenna licensing, and various other service and operations agreements.

Allison also has real estate experience including commercial leasing, mortgage loan financings, equity and joint venture work, municipal bond financings, and hospitality development. Her real estate work includes helping investors negotiate joint venture agreements for developing and managing commercial property in New York City.

Allison graduated from New York University School of Law (J.D., 1995) and Washington University (B.A,. 1990), and earned an honorary degree from the East West Institute of Politics and Law in Shanghai, China (1993). She is admitted to practice in the State of New York (1997). After law school, Allison also served for a few years as the Manager of Corporate Programs of China Institute in America where she organized China-related business conferences and hosted Chinese government and business delegations, including the Mayor of Chongqing and the former Vice Premier of China. She is conversant in Mandarin Chinese.

Published Works and Presentations:

Renew or Regret: FAA Publishes New Rule Requiring Renewal of Aircraft Registrations. (August 2010).


Business Aviation Basics: A Primer for Owning or Operating an Aircraft in the U.S. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (June 2010).


Outlook 2010-2011: Insights from the 30th Annual New York Airfinance Conference. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (May 2010).