Drawing upon a 'very wide knowledge of the aviation sector', Bird & Bird LLP is well placed to advise clients across commercial, operational and financing matters, often working alongside international offices. Despite now being in a consultant role, Paul Briggs 'continues to be a high-energy and creative presence in the team', often providing strategic oversight on some important matters including as they relate to sustainability issues. Leo Fattorini heads the team from Singapore.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • 'The Bird & Bird team showed a high level of expertise and performed well in a timely fashion.'
  • 'The firm has very wide knowledge of the aviation sector.'
  • 'Paul Briggs has a high level of professional expertise and sound commercial understanding of the industry.'
  • 'Paul Briggs continues to be a high-energy and creative presence in the team.'

Key clients

  • Airbus Bank
  • EMP Structured Assets GmbH
  • ITOCHU Air
  • Lease Corporation International
  • Luxaviation
  • Seraph
  • Smartwings / Czech Airlines
  • Erste Bank
  • Turkish Airlines

Work highlights

  • Assisted Erste Group in restructuring a transaction from a leasing structure to a loan/mortgage structure.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Leo Fattorini (Singapore)

Other key lawyers

Paul Briggs, Sophie Eyre, Simon Phippard, Hannah Moran-Ellis, Carey Tang