Bournonville Grigorieff offers strong expertise across the aviation, transport, logistics, insurance and commercial sectors, advising major international carriers, lessors, cargo operators and specialist insurers on transactions, regulatory matters, coverage issues and litigation. The team is led by Dimitri De Bournonville, a seasoned aviation specialist with extensive experience in aircraft transactions, and Cyril-Igor Grigorieff, who focuses on multi-jurisdictional liability, EU regulatory work and aircraft finance.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Their team has built a leading reputation in Belgium as trusted advisors to the aviation, transport and logistics industry. What sets them apart is their ability to translate complex regulatory and commercial issues into clear, workable solutions, drawing on hands-on experience with airlines, lessors and operators. They combine strong technical skills with a genuinely international outlook, which makes them especially effective in cross-border matters.'
- ‘Dimitri de Bournonville is a top-notch transport lawyer.’
- ‘Excellent niche firm for transport and insurance transport law.’
- ‘Dimitri de Bournonville has more than 30 years of experience in the sectors in which the firm of active. He is approachable and a recognised expert, with a wide recognition of his skills in the Benelux market and internationally.'
- ‘This is a team of true professionals with vast knowledge of the sector and a hands-on approach: the firm has a strong expertise in regulatory, contractual, corporate legal and and litigation matters. This is an outstanding independent practice with a sector-oriented approach in aviation, transportation and logistics.’
- ‘At the helm is Dimitri de Bournonville, whose more than three decades of experience and reputation for approachability, pragmatism, and subject matter mastery are widely recognised in the industry. Dimitri’s expertise in transactional and regulatory matters is highly valued by both international and national clients, including public authorities.'
Key clients
- AIG
- Air Belgium
- Air France
- Air Transport Services Group
- ASL Airlines Belgium
- ASL Aviation Group
- Atkins
- Aviabel
- Aviapartner
- AXA
- Canopius
- CAL Cargo Airlines
Work highlights
Acting for CMA CGM on the purchase of assets and activities from the Belgian airline Air Belgium and the negotiation of aircraft and engine lease agreements.
Representing FedEx in an inquiry by the Belgian public authorities as to the nature of certain goods transported by FedEx for certain of its clients.
Assisting Maersk in the development of its aviation activities in Belgium through its airline Maersk Air Cargo, which involved contacts with the Belgian authorities and the filing of applications, and required the review of the regulatory framework surrounding the activities in question.
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Practice head
Dimitri de Bournonville; Cyril-Igor Grigorieff