Richard Hames

Commercially focused world-wide legal advice for the aviation industry

Increasing regulation and more competitive pressures means that those working in the aviation industry need to have access to commercially sound advice from lawyers who understand the sector.

L2B Aviation is the world’s largest international network of aviation law firms. We currently have members in approximately 40 countries and contacts in a further 35 countries. Our network covers Europe, USA, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Far East.

We specialize in providing legal advice to the aviation industry. We have in-depth knowledge and extensive experience of all aspects of aircraft and engine leasing and financing, including operating leases, export credit financings, commercial debt financings and tax based transactions.

We act for manufacturers, financiers, lessors, airlines and airports across the globe and have been involved in significant transactions in the industry with an established track record of successfully completed deals.

Our L2B Aviation members provide a tailored, responsive, consistent and personal service. We work hard to understand your objectives and to ensure that our services help you achieve what you want to achieve, as quickly as possible, with the minimum of fuss.  

Our work is partner lead and our aim is to work creatively and proactively with clients and with one another to provide practical and commercial solutions to your legal problems. Due to the size of our network we can offer clients a ‘one-stop shop’ for all their legal needs.

We can provide a full range of services to meet your individual requirements, our work includes:

• buying and selling aircraft 
• financing aircraft –loan and security documentation
• leasing aircraft – tax, wet, operating and finance
• engine leasing
• lease termination and repossession of aircraft
• maintenance agreements
• insolvency
• contentious and non-contentious regulatory issues
• airport and airline commercial agreements
• competition matters
• EU Law
• corporate tax
• employment
• environmental
• dispute resolution
• IT