Laurence Hanley
Bird & BirdBird & Bird has a strong involvement assisting French and African airline companies with Air France featuring as a key and loyal client of the practice. Combining French and UK law expertise, the Paris-based team also regularly assists operating lessors, and is able to advise on a comprehensive range of issues including operating leases, financings, sale-and-leaseback. The highly experienced Laurence Hanley is at the helm of the practice, supported by Diane de Bustamante, Boubeker Moussaoui and Maria Miller.
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‘Flexibility, understanding, commercial acumen, expertise. They are innovative'.
‘Team specialised in aircraft financing and experts in English law'
‘Efficient and capable practice. ’
‘Efficiency, responsiveness, quality work while respecting customer requirements.'
‘Maria Miller is very responsive, always available and pragmatic'.
Key clients
- Société Air France
- Transavia France
- Air Côte D'ivoire (Aci)
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Work highlights
- Advised Société Air France in the sale and leaseback of 11 Airbus A220-300 with Japanese investors.
- Advising Société Air France on its refinancing via JOLCO and SLL, of one new Airbus A350-900.
- Advised Transavia France in the twelve years operating lease of 8 new A320-neo
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Laurence Hanley