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Sean Lederman is an Executive at ENS in the Banking and Finance practice.

Sean specialises in all forms of debt finance transactions, including leveraged finance, restructurings and workouts, private equity transactions and asset finance.

His rankings reflect his position as one of the leading finance lawyers in South Africa. Sean has nearly 4 decades of experience as a finance lawyer.

Sean is particulary known for his work on leveraged finance transactions, including in the private equity space. Sean acts for both lenders and borrowers and his clients include local and foreign banks, corporate borrowers, private equity houses, operating lessors, airlines and foreign law firms.

Sean is also recognised as the pre-eminent South African lawyer for aircraft financing transactions.

Sean is recognised as a leading/recommended lawyer by:

• The Legal 500 EMEA 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018 – Hall of Fame for Banking and Finance; 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 – Banking and Finance; 2023, 2022 - Shipping and Transport (South Africa)
• IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide; Banking, Capital markets : Debt – 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 – Highly (South Africa)
• Chambers Global Guide 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 – Banking and Finance (South Africa)
• Best Lawyers® 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 – Aviation Law, 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015 - Banking and Finance Law; 2020 - Aviation Lawyer of the Year; 2022 - Aviation Law Lawyer of the Year (South Africa)
• Who’s Who Legal 2019, 2018 – Aviation; 2019,  2016 – Aviation Finance (South Africa); 2015 – Aviation, Banking, Transport (South Africa)
• Euromoney’s Aviation Expert Guide 2016, 2015 (South Africa)
• Corporate Livewire Global Awards 2016 – Banking and Finance (South Africa) 

• BProc (University of the Witwatersrand)
• Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa