Bird & 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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Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
‘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'.
Clients clés
- Société Air France
- Transavia France
- Air Côte D'ivoire (Aci)
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Points forts
- 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
Avocats
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
Laurence Hanley
Autres avocats clés
Diane de Bustamante; Boubeker Moussaoui; Maria Miller