Norton Rose Fulbright's transport practice offers combined expertise in asset financing, including the advice to banks, airlines and lessors on the acquisition of new aircraft, as well as experience in supporting PPP projects pertaining to the rail transport sector. Timo Noftz is a key contact here and advises on ship, aircraft and train financing. In addition to Noftz, Markus Radbruch has further expertise in aircraft financing and supports lessors in connection with airline insolvencies. Dirk Trautmann assists public sector clients with PPP projects, including infrastructure and energy projects, and also advises private sector clients on transactions pertaining to the transport sector. Michael Jürgen Werner covers German and EU antitrust law matters across the aviation, rail and public transport sectors as well as related litigation.
Testimonials
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'The firm's employees are characterized not only by their excellent legal knowledge but also by their very good knowledge of the project. Company goals are quickly taken on board and integrated into the consultation. In this respect, the firm's employees are also a very good replacement for the in-house lawyers when they are on vacation.'
'Dirk Trautmann is concerned with finding economical solutions for his clients. Mr. Trautmann enjoys a high level of trust due to his open nature and economical approach. He is creative and has the ability to develop compromise proposals that were not apparent at first but are clearly in the client's interest.'
'Norton Rose Fulbright's German aviation team, led by Markus Radbruch, enjoys a high reputation in all aviation law matters. The size of the team is impressive and the mix of German and English qualified lawyers ensures the highest level of legal advice.'
'Markus Radbruch is clearly one of the leading and best-connected aviation lawyers in Germany. In addition to his brilliant legal skills, his aim is always to be responsive to the client's commercial interests and to find a pragmatic approach to close deals on time.'
'We work primarily with the NRF team in Munich, which, in addition to German law, can also offer support for issues and contracts under English law (through the respective qualified colleagues). Even if other legal systems have to be taken into account in a transaction (e.g. Luxembourg), the NRF team can help thanks to its global orientation with partners and teams abroad.'
'Our contact is Markus Radbruch and his team. In addition to their excellent specialist knowledge, they are particularly distinguished by their reliability, helpfulness, comprehensible explanations of complex legal issues (even for non-lawyers), excellent work quality even under high deadline pressure, flexibility, negotiating skills, proactive and pragmatic solution proposals and fast response times.'
'They are constantly available and evolving to better meet our needs. Great presence worldwide and always ready to take on projects.'
'They collaborate internally and externally with other lawyers when necessary and always find ways to make their clients' work easier.'
Key clients
- BayernLB
- Clover Aviation Capital
- Condor Flugdienst GmbH
- Credit Agricole
- GOAL German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH &Co. KG
- ITE Management
- KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH
- Natixis CIB
- Norddeutsche-Landesbank-Girozentrale
- Siemens Bank
- Société Générale
- Viking River Cruises
Work highlights
- Advising Condor Flugdienst GmbH as well as Natixis CIB and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale as lenders on insurance-supported financing of an Airbus A330-900neo.
- Advising KfW IPEX-Bank and other banks on the €300 million financing platform for the acquisition of innovative locomotives for Rive Private Investment and Northrail.
- Advising a banking consortium consisting of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, KfW IPEX-Bank and Siemens Financial Services via Siemens Bank on the financing of 850 charging points for HOCHTIEF and EWE Go as part of the expansion of the so-called Germany network.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Timo Noftz, Markus Radbruch, Dirk Trautmann, Michael Jürgen Werner