The multidisciplinary aviation team at Trilegal leverages the firm’s expertise across multiple practice areas, including corporate, commercial, dispute resolution, and construction, to provide a full-service aviation, defense, and aerospace offering. Acting for airlines, global defense companies, and investors, the group is regularly instructed on high-profile and complex investigations, transactions, and disputes. The team also has notable strength in the space, satellite, and telecoms sectors and has seen an increase in instructions here. Delano Furtado, based in Mumbai, is the key name for defense, advising large international defense manufacturers on transactional and regulatory aspects, while Gurugram’s Yogesh Singh advises international aviation companies seeking to enter the Indian market. Litigator Ashish Bhan in Delhi, is also recommended. 2023 saw litigator Milanka Chaudhury join the Delhi office from Dentons Link Legal.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'A diverse and cohesive team with extensive domain knowledge and experience on various aspects of the regulatory framework in Indian aviation'.
- 'Very responsive subject matter experts and provide creative solutions.'
Key clients
- AgustaWestland International Limited, UK, and Leonardo SpA
- Leonardo S.p.A, Italy
Work highlights
- Advises and represents AWIL and Finmeccanica (Leonardo) in the criminal proceedings instituted by the CBI and ED.
- Assisting Etihad Airways PJSC (Etihad) in (a) the ongoing insolvency resolution process of Jet Airways (India) Limited (Jet); and (b) its customer loyalty reward program in India.