Heather Manson > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Bowmans Offices
11 ALICE LANE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2146
South Africa
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Heather Manson
Position
Partner; Head of Aviation
Career
Heather Manson heads Bowmans Aviation team, and is an insurance and reinsurance expert in the firm’s Cape Town office.
Heather’s aviation experience spans in 30 African countries. She advises airlines, GA operators, airports, ground handlers, MROs and AMOs, OEMs, financiers, lessors and their respective hull and liability insurers and reinsurers. She also advises insurers and reinsurers directly in relation to coverage and product development.
Her insurance expertise spans both advisory work and disputes, and she has litigated in numerous African countries as well as France, the USA and the UK.
Heather has an LLB (cum laude) from the University of the Witwatersrand and is the founding member of Aerial Network, GECAS.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Shipping and transport
(Leading individuals)At Bowmans, Craig Cunningham
is a highly regarded practitioner in the shipping space, and is sought after by marine insurers, charterers, shipowners, suppliers and financiers for his expertise in advising on cases involving maritime casualties, ship finance and the arrest and attachment of vessels. Andrew Pike stands out for his focus on port infrastructure and development work. Heather Manson leads the aviation practice, and is well known for her specialist expertise in aviation insurance, also a key area of strength for Claudia Jackson. Mark van Velden specialises in charterparty matters, and is equally adept at handling shipping litigation and mortgage foreclosures; Jeremy Prain‘s workload includes rail and road transportation matters and ship finance work; and Lana Stockton fields expertise in cross-border shipping insolvency matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Shipping and transport
- Tax