Mr Pierre Frühling > HFW > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
HFW Offices
25-27 RUE D'ASTORG
75008 PARIS
France
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Mr Pierre Frühling
Work Department
Aerospace
Position
Partner
Career
Pierre, who heads the Brussels office, has more than 20 years’ experience advising clients in both the Belgian and French markets.
Pierre manages the Brussels and Paris aviation practice comprising 10 lawyers who have a reputation for providing the full range of legal services to the aerospace industry, including advising on finance and leases, competition and regulation, State aid, procurement, as well as claims and insurance litigation. Pierre is involved in several leading aviation cases in Europe, ranging from State aid to airlines and airports to aircraft accidents. He is recognised as a leading individual in the Legal 500 Belgium (Aviation: tier 1), as well as in the Legal 500 (tier 2) and Chambers France, with clients praising his full range practice.
His team is also known beyond aerospace for its niche practice in State aid, privatisation, public procurement and public service obligations.
The team has also developed a significant Belgian insurance practice and they are instructed in several high profile Belgian insurance claims, including fire, industrial hazards and professional liability, as well as in a number of insurance regulatory matters.
He speaks French, English and Dutch. Pierre is qualified in Brussels.
Languages
French, English, Dutch
Lawyer Rankings
France > Aviation
HFW specialises in transactions, regulatory work, and dispute resolution in the aviation sector. The firm frequently represents parties in cross-border matters, particularly in relation to the African market, while also fielding in-depth experience in advisory work relating to state aid, financing, and competition law. Paris and Brussels-based Pierre Frühling, who is a popular choice for airlines and insurers in non-contentious as well as dispute matters, leads the team together with aviation liability specialist Jean-Baptiste Charles. Alix d’Arjuzon fields a broad aviation practice with a focus on work pertaining to environmental issues.
France > Aviation finance
The aviation finance expertise at HFW spans business aviation as much as commercial, with the firm’s client portfolio consisting of a wide variety of companies such as airlines, airports and insurers. Fleet restructuring and insolvency matters form part of the group’s advisory capabilities under the leadership of Pierre Frühling, an experienced aviation lawyer whose know-how ranges from transactional work to regulatory and litigation. Alix d’Arjuzon was appointed to Counsel in April 2023 and has a specialisation in environmental matters in relation to the aviation industry.