Lewis C. Ledyard III

Lewis C. Ledyard III is a Partner at Morris James LLP in Wilmington, Delaware. Ledyard focuses on finance, commercial transactions, Delaware trusts and business entities, corporate trust and fiduciary matters, and legal opinions. The practice includes the formation and operation of Delaware statutory and common-law trusts, LLCs and other entities, with particular experience in commercial aviation and infrastructure finance. The work calls for close attention to the record, governing law, procedure, and the practical choices available to the client.

Ledyard earned a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 1990 and a B.A. from Tulane University in 1986. His legal education supports a practice centered on Delaware entity law, commercial structures, and finance transactions. The training supports Ledyard’s ability to evaluate legal questions, organize detailed facts, and explain options in finance and Delaware business entity law matters. It also provides useful context for the practical issues clients may face.

Ledyard’s experience includes advising banks, trustees, financial institutions, borrowers, and other transaction parties in domestic and cross-border financings, leveraged leases, asset-backed structures, project finance, and aircraft transactions. The work has required detailed preparation, procedural judgment, and coordination with the people and institutions involved in each matter. That experience helps place legal and evidentiary questions in the practical setting in which clients must make decisions.

Lewis C. Ledyard III has received recognition from The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and Delaware Today. His work frequently involves Delaware-law opinions and specialized entity structures used in sophisticated commercial transactions. This professional record complements Ledyard’s work in finance and Delaware business entity law and related matters. The combination of subject-matter experience, preparation, and communication helps clients understand the legal framework and the practical considerations affecting their next steps.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Morris James LLP
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association, Commercial Law Section
• Member, American Bar Association, Section of Business Law
• Member, Trustee Subcommittee of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment (the “Cape Town Convention”)
• Member, Drafting Committee of the Aviation Working Group

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• Villanova University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Tulane University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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