Although it currently has less pure asset finance-focused practitioners based in London, Bird & Bird LLP has ‘excellent all-round coverage’ within the aviation sector, including on operational matters, regulatory and disputes. Of counsel Paul Briggs ’displays a high level of professionalism and excellent oversight’, and has deep aviation sector knowledge developed through his many years in private practice and in-house at BAE Systems. Briggs has recently been particularly active advising on passenger to freighter projects, and has also had considerable input, along with the firm’s insolvency offering, on restructuring mandates.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The team provides excellent all-round coverage.'
- 'Paul Briggs displays a high level of professionalism and excellent oversight.'
- 'Carey Tang was very diligent and provided a high degree of expertise in her work.'
Key clients
- Airbus Bank
- EMP Structured Assets GmbH
- ITOCHU Air
- Lease Corporation International
- Luxaviation
- Seraph
- Smartwings/Czech Airlines
- Erste Bank
- Turkish Airlines
Work highlights
- Advising GHZ Air I Limited on part of the strategic Passenger to Freighter trend.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Leo Fattorini (Singapore)