Practices
Aeronautics and Aviation
At the core of our practice, our know-how in aeronautics and aviation covers a wide range of issues, of private and public law, affecting the aeronautics, space and air transport industries. Our skills and reputation in court-ordered expertise are a valuable asset in the management of aeronautics and space risks, as well as in relevant pre-litigation and litigation strategy.
- Manufacturing contracts of aeronautics and space equipment, GSE and tooling, including industrial manufacturing subcontracting
- Aircraft and aircraft and space equipment complex maintenance contracts and supply contracts
- Contacts relating to air transport and subcontracting of air transport activities (transport commission, transport, logistics operation etc.)
- Aircraft and space equipment sale, purchase, leasing, chartering and financing contracts
- Aircraft and space equipment operation / management contracts
- Satellite launch contracts
- Analysis and implementation of insurance coverage for aeronautics, aviation and space activities
- Partnership contracts (code sharing, handling services, contractual relations with actors of the tourism sector etc.)
- Relations with certification organizations and supervisory / regulatory authorities
- Customs and export regulations
- French and European Union Airport regulations
- Aircraft certification, registration, ownership transfer, mortgage and liens filings and deregistration or release formalities
- Environmental regulation
- Drafting regulations or bilateral agreements relating to aeronautics and aviation for States
- Restructuring aeronautics and aviation actors
- Start-up of aeronautics and aviation activities
- Court-ordered expertises
- Product liability
- Loss to aeronautics equipment
- Personal Injury and loss and damage to cargo and entrusted property
- Litigation arising from failure of satellites launching or in orbit
- Business litigation and dispute resolution (arising from contractual disputes, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, brutal termination of trade relations etc.)
- Aircraft seizures and collection of related debts
Maritime and transport law
Adjusting to the development of multimodal transportation, we have the ability to assist our clients in all regulatory aspects of all types of transport: maritime, river, road and railroad.
- Manufacturing and maintenance contracts of ship and transport equipment and supply contracts
- Contacts relating to maritime and road transport and subcontracting of maritime and road transport activities (transport commission, transport, logistics operation etc.)
- Ship and transport equipment sale, purchase, chartering and financing contracts
- Analysis and implementation of insurance coverage for maritime and road transport
- Relations with administrative / regulatory authorities
- Customs, export and environmental regulations
- Ship registration, ownership transfer, mortgage and liens filings and deregistration or release formalities
- Personal Injury and loss and damage to cargo and litigation arising from maritime pollution
- Business litigation and dispute resolution (arising from contractual disputes, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, brutal termination of trade relations etc.)
- Ship seizures and collection of related debts
Insurance law
We serve our clients of the insurance industry, in every aspect of their activity. In addition to our insurance litigation and counseling practice relating to transport, our unique know how covers a wide range of insurance issues, such as professional civil liability, D&O (Directors and Officers) liability, property and casualty insurance, emerging risks and cyber risks…
- Implementation and distribution of insurance products
- Drafting insurance information notices and insurance policies
- Analysis of insurance policy clauses and implementation within claims and litigation
- Auditing insurance program
- Regulatory and compliance obligations
- Relations with regulatory authorities
- Establishment of operations in France pursuant to European Union freedom to provide services and right of establishment
Litigation and arbitration
We are recognized for our skills in handling all types of litigation: civil, commercial, administrative, criminal or arbitral. Within pre-litigation and litigation, we routinely provide proactive evaluation of risks. Our sensitivity matched with our ADR (alternative dispute resolution) experience enable us to provide a creative, vigorous and practical approach to pre-litigation and litigation.
- Civil liability
- Product liability
- Industrial and technological risks
- D&O (Directors and Officers) liability
- Personal Injury and loss and damage to cargo and entrusted property
- Emergency response to an incident or accident and crisis management
- Monitoring proceedings and court-ordered expertises
- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) including negotiation and resolution of pre-litigation through settlement and mediation
- Business litigation and dispute resolution (arising from contractual disputes, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, brutal termination of trade relations, restrictive practices etc.)
- Aircraft seizures and collection of related debts
- Insolvency procedures
Contract law
Our understanding of our clients’ industry enables us to assist them with strong credibility in all aspects of their transactional activity, including drafting and negotiation of their contracts. Coupled with our regulatory knowledge, our transactional skills help our clients achieve their business objectives, from launching to outcome of their projects, while mitigating possible risks.
- Commercial transactions (sale, supply, services, lease contracts, subcontracting etc.)
- R&D (research and development) contracts (joint-ventures, transfer of technology etc.)
- International commerce (sale, incoterms, letter of credit, trading etc.)
- IT transactions (license, maintenance, software development, systems and solutions integration, outsourcing etc.)
- Contracts relating to transport equipment
Business law and economic law
While we are best known for our aeronautics and aviation, insurance and transport practice, we provide counseling and litigation services in business law and economic law (competition, distribution and consumer law), to a diverse range of other manufacturing clients and actors of the distribution industry. We also regularly assist our clients, as creditors, in insolvency procedures.
- Distribution transactions (selective distribution contracts, sales agency, sale, brokerage etc.)
- Service, manufacturing, subcontracting, partnership, cooperation contracts etc.
- General sales terms
- Business litigation and dispute resolution (arising from contractual disputes, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, brutal termination of trade relations, restrictive practices etc.)
- Insolvency procedures
IT law and personal data protection
Emerging of new actors and regulation constraints and exponential growth of technological innovations affect all industries. Our lawyers help clients protect and manage information assets, personal data and cyber risks exposures.
- Compliance with the European Union Data Protection Regulation (RGPD)
- Appointment as external Data Protection Officer
- Implementation of professional whistleblowing system
- Auditing data processing practices
- Drafting data protection policies
- Regulatory and compliance obligations
- Contracts relating to personal data transfer outside the European Union
- Auditing and implementation of cybersecurity policies
- Cyber risks insurance
- IT transactions (license, maintenance, software development, systems and solutions integration, outsourcing etc.)
- Business litigation and dispute resolution
Tourism law
Necessary corollary of our transport law skills, we assist our clients in their occasional or regular tourism and leisure activities.
- Establishment and registration of travel agencies
- Relations with supervisory / regulatory authorities
- Distribution contracts
- Franchise contracts
- General sales terms
- Partnership contracts
- Subcontracting
- Travel agencies’ liability
- Personal injury and loss and damage to cargo