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- George Paterson Norton Rose LLP
Norton Rose LLP has a superb practice, led by the market’s leading figures George Paterson and Marc Hamilton – Glenn Matheson retired in 2010. The team advises all the major banks involved in the aviation field, handling credit export and tax leasing work, with the practice also reaching to the Asian market. It assisted Deustche Bank, Commerzbank and Oberbank on the French tax lease financing of Lufthansa’s first Airbus A380 and completed a number of transactions for CACIB.
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP’s Richard Jadot is advisor to the largest French financial institutions on the financing of commercial aircrafts used by major airline companies. Landmark deals included representing Natixis, CACIB, Sumitomo Mitsui and HSH Nordbank on the financing of Air France’s first two Airbus A380.
Mayer Brown’s six-lawyer practice, led by Matthieu de Varax, is ‘well known in the French industry’ for delivering ‘very good services’. The practice advises major financial institutions (BNP Paribas, CACIB), manufacturers (Dassault Aviation) and airline companies (Air Caraïbes). It also handles acquisition and leasing work.
White & Case LLP’s Thomas McDonald and Victoria Westcott assist leading banking institutions and export credit agencies on financing, leasing, tax structuring and bankruptcy work. The six-lawyer team assisted Société Générale on the French tax lease financing of Lufthansa’s first Airbus A380.