Vedder Price

Jillian G. Musa

Associate

Jillian G. Musa is an Associate in the Chicago office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team. She focuses her practice on aircraft and railcar finance.

Ms. Musa has substantial experience representing servicers, manufacturers, operating lessors, commercial finance companies, institutional lenders, private equity firms and other investors in a variety of transaction structures relating to aviation assets and portfolios of rolling stock, including securitizations, warehouse loan facilities, Rule 144A and Regulation S capital markets offerings, including those involving syndicated equity, and other structured financings, joint ventures, cross-border operating leases, servicing arrangements and the establishment of offshore leasing platforms.

While attending law school at the University of Illinois College of Law, Ms. Musa served as President of the Women’s Law Society and was Production Editor for the University of Illinois Journal of Law and Technology Policy. She was also the recipient of the Board of Visitors Scholarship and the J. Nelson Young Scholarship for excelling in the study of tax law.

Since 2021, Ms. Musa has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch in the categories of Transportation Law and Banking and Finance Law. From 2021—2024 she was recommended and recognized by the Legal 500 United States as a Rising Star in the category of “Transport: Rail & Road – Finance.”

Jillian G. Musa

Associate

Education

  • University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 2016, magna cum laude
  • Saint Xavier University, B.A., 2011, magna cum laude

Jillian G. Musa

Associate

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2016

Jillian G. Musa

Associate