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Vijay Poonoosamy
Work Department
Aviation
Position
Vijay is a Partner at Dentons Mauritius. He has over 30 years’ experience in international law, good governance, public affairs, aviation, the tourism sector and international relations. He is recognized for his commitment to and advocacy for integrity, transparency, equity, inclusivity and sustainability. He also has an incredible global network.
Vijay was called to the Bar in London (Middle Temple) and in Mauritius after obtaining his BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Nottingham, his LL.M (International Law) from the London School of Economics & Political Science and a Post Graduate Diploma in Air and Space Law from the London Institute of World Affairs. He also has a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.
He was the Director of Legal and International Affairs of Air Mauritius, the Managing Director of Air Mauritius, the Executive Chairman of Airports of Mauritius, the Chief Operating Officer of the Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance and the Vice-President International and Public Affairs of Etihad Airways. He was elected chair of the historical 4th International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Worldwide Air Transport Conference, IATA’s Industry Affairs Committee and IATA’s Legal Advisory Group. He was also Rapporteur of the ICAO Legal Committee on the Modernisation and Consolidation of the Warsaw System of rules for international carriage by air, Chair of the ICAO Special Working Group on the Warsaw Convention and Chair of ICAO’s Drafting Group on the 1999 Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for international Carriage by Air.
Vijay holds various Directorships and is the Aviation Group Chairman of World Tourism Network and a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Gender Parity Steering Committee.
Career
Partner, Dentons (Mauritius) LLP, 2023 – present
Vice-President International and Public Affairs, Etihad Aviation Group, August 2005 to December 2017
Executive Chairman, Airports of Mauritius, June 2004 to May 2005
Managing Director and Board Member, Air Mauritius Ltd, September 2000 to March 2001
Director Legal and International Affairs, Air Mauritius Ltd, June 1990 to Sept 2000
Languages
English and French
Memberships
Leading Member, World Economic Forum’s Gender Parity Steering Committee, August 2020 to present
Leading Member, World Economic Forum’s Senior Deputies Community of the Consumer Industries Action Group, May 2020 to present
Member of the World Economic Forum’s Davos Circle, January 2020 to present
Hermes Air Transport Organisation, Honorary Member, May 2019 to present
Member, UNCTAD’s Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR), January 2005 to present
Education
London School of Economics and Political Science, 1985, LL.M., International Law
Inns of Court School of Law, 1984, Bar Vocational Course
University of Nottingham, 1983, BA (Hons), Law
Lawyer Rankings
Mauritius > Leading firms
Dentons Mauritius LLP leverages its international network to provide a one-stop-shop service to leading financial service providers, investment funds, and insurance, energy, construction, real estate, and manufacturing sector clients, advising on a broad range of corporate law matters. Managing partner and African region banking and ESG lead Sivakumaren Mardemootoo heads the practice jointly with Priscilla Balgobin-Bhoyrul, who specialises in legislative development and regulatory compliance. Notable litigation partners include Jeeshna Radhakissoon, who is frequently retained on disputes arising from the financial services sector, and Shameek Jankee, who focuses on commercial disputes and insolvency matters. The firm continues to grow with the recent partner appointments of Bhomitrajeet Ramlochund, Rubesh Doomun and Devalingum Gopalla, and the addition of Vijay Poonoosamy from Etihad Aviation Group, all in January 2023.