‘The team is very commercially minded and pragmatic, with an eye on supporting in-house counsel to ensure they are well advised and able to effectively report updates internally.’

‘The DLA team was supportive from the very outset and it helped having previous expertise with aviation litigation. I very much appreciated the care taken to use a dialogue that was easy to follow and explained at each step.’

‘Balanced, considered and flexible points of view were exchanged at all times and when suggestions were tabled in relation to possible alternate paths forward, all were carefully considered not dismissed.’

‘Mark Franklin has unrivaled knowledge of the aviation sector and is always available and incredibly supportive.’

‘A clear market leader in the area, with a full service offering across the aviation, transportation and e-commerce sectors.’

‘ John Gilfedder is a go-to lawyer for us due to his in-depth knowledge of transportation, legal and regulatory issues and his commercial acumen. He understands our business and is a leader in the field.’

‘The DLA team was supportive from the very outset and it helped having previous expertise with Aviation litigation. I very much appreciated the care taken to use a dialogue that was easy to follow and explained at each step.’

‘Tony Payne holds a great relationship with the UK CAA and provides great support in liaising with the CAA and managing difficult cases.’

‘I prefer to do business with individuals I know and trust but knowing my go-to person at HFW can easily access other specialist resources within the firm has proved very useful in the past.’

‘Edward Spencer is my go-to aviation legal expert and my no.1 recommendation to clients.’

‘We have always found the firm to be very efficient, professional and all the team have a vast amount of knowledge and expertise in aviation. We would consider using the firm on any new instructions, as well as the fact that they are written into a number of our lead accounts.’

‘The team has always been a pleasure. They are all very good to work with and their individual knowledge is exceptional.’

‘The people are professionals in their field and gave sound advice. The team members can speak different languages and understand the client’s needs.’

‘Dan Cowdy is outstanding on aircraft finance and other commercial aviation matters. He is pragmatic, always available and resilient, and understands the challenges that a low-cost airline has, particularly around costs.’

‘Robin Springthorpe is a very strong litigator, with significant experience and great client skills.’

‘My case involves complicated legal matters with respect to different jurisdictions. NRF’s team recieved our message well and provided the advice in a timely manner.’

‘NRF’s team is very knowledgeable and well managed regarding the different customs of its clients from overseas.’

‘The Norton Rose team represents our core English law legal representation in the aviation space. Their breadth of knowledge, attention to detail, understanding of our business needs and overall quality of delivery is second to none.’

‘Very knowledgeable and able in complex technical cases where a lot of factual and technical information needs to be understood.’

‘Sophie Eyre: very bright, responsive and proactive. Able to grasp complex technical issues.’

‘The practice is unique based on its knowledge of the aviation sector. From commercial agreements, regulatory matters, to litigation, and everything in between, they help us with excellent advice and assistance.’

‘The team has a very broad aviation capability beyond the usual asset finance/leasing work. They are able to assist with a wide range of work relating to maintenance and repair, components, avionics, BFE, linefit, retrofit etc.’

‘A very good all-round understanding of the aviation sector.’

‘Paul Briggs is steeped in aviation, very creative in his thinking and focused on solutions for his clients.’

‘Sophie Eyre leads a strong team, which works tirelessly for its clients.’

‘Sophie Eyre leaves no stone unturned in acting for her clients and pushes her team and counsel to deliver. She has more experience in aviation disputes than almost all other senior litigators in the UK.’

‘HSF have provided us with very strong support in corporate and finance matters for many years.’

‘HSF has in-depth knowledge and experience in aviation/airport planning matters. They have years of experience assisting other airports in planning matters, which has been of great use in assisting us.’

‘Catherine Howard clearly has years of aviation and planning knowledge, which has been invaluable in assisting us.’

‘Stephenson Harwood shines as a beacon of aviation law expertise with its deep industry knowledge and exceptional proficiency. Their aviation practice is renowned for providing advice that is not only comprehensive but also meticulously crafted.’

‘Paul Phillips is a distinguished figure in the aviation legal landscape, his unparalleled experience and illustrious career in aviation, legal, and litigation matters are a testament to his dedication and success.’

‘Innovative, smart, commercial, responsive and all round a superb team. It’s hard to think of a better team in the industry.’

‘Paul Phillips – brilliant, astute, commercial, responsive and with an unparalleled depth of knowledge and experience.’

‘Depth of sector insight; practical nature of advice; personable.’

‘The team is incredibly responsive and hard-working, and is very good at never losing sight of the client’s end goal and how a combination of legal and commercial pressure can be used to get there.’

‘Alex Hogarth is very responsive and hard-working. I personally saw him drop a holiday and fly to New York for negotiations on essentially zero notice. He is also pragmatic and realistic about when it is time to use legal arguments and when it is time to apply commercial pressure.’

‘The aviation team has dealt magnificently with a dispute involving faults on their fleet of aircraft engines. In the face of a difficult client, they were highly responsive to the airline’s needs and were able to manage and analyse very large quantities of documentation and data quickly.’

‘Alex Hogarth is the standout. He is driven, laser-focused on the client’s needs and highly intelligent. A leader in the making.’

‘Depth of sector insight. Practical nature of advice. Personable.’

‘Nick Swinburne stood out among competitors as counsel for a new Japanese structure.’

‘Excellent bench of associates, meaning that work is appropriately allocated.’

‘Nick Swinburne is a truly excellent leader in aviation finance. Incredibly knowledgeable and a strong choice for our complex transactions.’

‘On virtually every deal that matters, deep bench, commercial minded.’

‘James Cameron is an excellent commercial lawyer, able to add value to transactions and protect clients.’

‘The team has a solid understanding of all aspects of aircraft financing and related matters and have a significant breadth of relevant market experience.’

‘The team is very responsive, technically excellent and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Manuela Krach is a very experienced and excellent aviation financing lawyer. She combines a commercial approach and an in-depth understanding of the client’s business and needs with technical excellence. She is always prompt and responsive.’

‘The aviation finance team led by Sidanth Rajagopal continues to impress with their ability to deliver timely and commercially driven advice.’

‘Sidanth Rajagopal heads the team and despite running a very busy practice always manages to squeeze 25 hours out of a day and is available to discuss matters with clients. His commercial awareness, coupled with his legal prowess makes him stand out.’

‘Manuela Krach has the ability to pick out a needle in a haystack and her attention to ensuring we are protected on all matters yet being able to provide commercially viable advice is one of those rare qualities.’

‘The aviation team is calm, calculated and very knowledgeable, able to assist and guide me through tough legal negotiations. Attention to detail and ability to identify risks are key capabilities and the team has a strong commercial understanding which is often missing in other teams.’

‘Sidanth Rajagopal is very knowledgeable, with a very strong commercial understanding, providing consistent loyal legal support to his clients, very good in motivating his team to be the best in the market. Manuela Krach is highly intelligent, with incredible attention to detail and therefore providing rock solid advice to her clients, one of the best in the market.’

‘Tim Murray is a very effective litigator. He’s gentle, pragmatic, but absolutely uncompromising when needs be.’

‘All of the team are very responsive to the requests raised and make an effort to understand the requirements and transfer them into any documents. Advice is given based on facts and experience and properly explained. The support for the aviation sector is great.’

‘The aviation team from Watson Farley has an extraordinarily broad experience in all cross-border aircraft financing and leasing topics. They are able to apply their profound knowledge perfectly in line with the economic needs of an airline and provide perfect, fast and reliable advice on complex transactions.’

‘Tim Murray has been an exceptional person to work with. He is very articulate, reasoned and considered. He understands the issues and practical considerations of other jurisdictions and manages the client accordingly. He is very prompt, responsive and easy to speak to.’

‘Everyone on the Weightmans aviation team always goes above and beyond to ensure that both broker and insured are given the highest levels of service.’

‘Weightmans’ team has individuals that are personally experienced in aviation; this can be a make-or-break factor in the defence of some claims and something that cannot be necessarily found at competitors.’

‘We have always found the firm to be very efficient, professional and all the team have a vast amount of knowledge and expertise in aviation.’

‘Our dealings with Andrew Krausz have always been a pleasure. He is very good to work with and his knowledge is exceptional.’

‘The Weightmans aviation team has gone from strength to strength and has grown massively over the last few years.’

‘Andrew Krausz is tenacious and hardworking. He has sound judgement and is a robust negotiator. Lisa Williams is a rising star and is always prepared to work hard to get results for the clients.’

‘The firm is large enough to have the assets to handle complex matters, but the individual solicitors are not too busy to pay attention to individual matters.’

‘Andrew Krausz is able to see and present complex issues in a straightforward format. He also remains focused on the ultimate goal of settlement.’

‘The team provides an excellent service and is communicative, approachable and professional.’

‘We work predominately with Gillie Belsham, Daniel Boden and Ben Ogden. We have found them all to be very knowledgeable, friendly, professional, and approachable. The team has always been a pleasure. They are all very good to work with and their individual knowledge is exceptional.’

‘The team at BCLP is made up of forward-thinking, solution-driven and vibrant legal practitioners. With a focus on delivering value and providing solutions to their clients, the team offers alternative representation to their clients where necessary.’

‘Despite having carved a niche for himself in the finance field, Anton Chambers lends his extensive experience to other matters in aviation, including aircraft leasing and acquisition, commercial disputes and business growth opportunities.’

‘The CMS aviation team is brilliant – professional, knowledgeable, organised and an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘The team is unique in so far as there is a high degree of collaboration cross-jurisdictionally and between lawyers that focus on different disciplines within the aviation space, providing for seamless transactional advice and assistance on cross-border transactions.’

‘Gwen Edwards is a very experienced lawyer, extremely responsive and will always work to find solutions for clients and is always level-headed when confronted with any form of difficulties. She is a clear communicator and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Very responsive.’

‘Alaina Wadsworth gave very prompt responses and was very helpful in dealing with our queries.’

‘A nice, user friendly team.’

‘Friendly and accessible.’

‘Holland & Knight London possesses a deep bench of partners and lawyers in aviation finance and leasing with the recent addition of Debra Erni. The firm is also well recognised in the United States, including for ch. 11 airline reorganisations.’

‘Richard Sharman is our go-to lawyer at Holland & Knight London. We have worked with him on some of our most difficult aircraft debt restructurings and have been impressed with his thoughtful approach in challenging situations.’

‘Broad aviation competence, covering all fields of aircraft procurement, leasing and finance.’

‘Very responsive.’

‘Holland & Knight LLP’s practice is unique in the field of aviation, the team being made up of seasoned legal practitioners with decades of experience in aviation matters.’

‘Robert Ricketts has extensive aviation experience spanning decades in a variety of issues, which makes him aptly qualified to provide legal advice no matter the question of law.’

‘A number of good all-rounders across the board.’

‘Richard Sharman is pragmatic and solutions-driven. Victoria Koob is really knowledgeable in the leasing space as well as being very adept in a financing context.’

‘The key interlocutors and aviation experts ensure that a deep aviation asset finance bench is available to service our transactions and that other practice expertise or jurisdictional expertise from the firm is always readily available, fully briefed, responsive and engaged.’

‘Most knowledgeable aviation asset finance partner was essentially available from London to this Asian client 24/7 and on short notice for face-to-face meetings. Legal advice always comes with a strong understanding of the client’s commercial issues and objectives.’

‘Small but very hard-working team with excellent industry knowledge.’

‘A small but brilliant team of very efficient, very experienced lawyers. A go-to for commercial aviation, personal injury matters and matters with international elements.’

‘James Healey-Pratt is untouchable, nobody has more experience than him in aviation matters. Owen Hanna is an excellent lawyer with good attention to detail and a relaxed manner. He is one to watch.’

‘Owen Hanna is first rate. Knowledgeable, straight-talking and very sensitive to a client’s issues. I am dealing with a terrible personal tragedy, and Owen’s approach from the first call to the last has been tremendous. He is head and shoulders above the others I have had to deal with.’

‘Keystone Law took my case and provided me with very precise and meaningful advice which I could understand in what was a very difficult and traumatic period for me.’

‘Owen Hanna, who handled my case, was very kind, understanding and professional and kept me informed at all stages.’

‘The entire aviation team punches well above its weight. Louise High, intelligent, professional and calm, is the absolute standout, managing a strong stable of capable and ambitious senior associates. It’s the type of practice clients go to once and then send all their work to.’

‘There are no egos on display here, just quiet and efficient competence getting the best results. No pushover – litigation is conducted robustly, but realistically. The team also knows when to get counsel involved and how to deal with the bluster of the more traditional firms.’

‘Extremely user-friendly and knowledgeable team. Unstuffy and approachable.’

‘Louise High is absolutely first rate, with a deep knowledge of the industry borne of many years of experience. She is unflappable in the face of considerable demands; efficient; and very user-friendly.’

‘The Penningtons team with which I have worked leaves no stone unturned in pursuing their client’s interests. They are exceptionally able, hardworking and diligent. But they are also wonderfully collaborative, personable and approachable. Overall, they are an absolutely first-rate set of lawyers.’

‘The solicitors at Penningtons with whom I have had the privilege to work go above and beyond the call of duty. Lisa Hillary is highly responsive and commercially orientated in her approach in that focuses acutely on the issues that are likely to make a difference to cases.’

‘Diverse capabilities, able to assist with varied legal enquiries through broad departmental spectrum.’

‘Broad knowledge and skill set.’

‘Sam Folley is the primary contact for us. Execellent historical knowledge of the lease obligations linked to the business which are quite involved.’

‘Very responsive and reliable. Able to provide its opinion on an immediate basis.’