Insurance Disputes
France
19 August 2025
Stephenson Harwood has established itself as the go-to-firm for major international lessors to assist with aircraft sales as well as sale and lease back, French tax leases and novation work. The team handles a busy practice advising on the leasing of Airbus and Boeing aircrafts to major French airlines. The practice is headed by Florent Rigaud .
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Key clients
- AerCap Ireland Ltd
- Air Lease Corporation
- Jackson Square Aviation
- Regional One
- SMBC Aviation Capital Limited
- Transportation Partners
- AerCap Materials (formerly GECAS Asset Management)
- Aviation Capital Group
- Aviator Capital
- Zephyrus Aviation Capital
Work highlights
Advised Regional One and Petrus Aviation through their joint venture PRO Holdings in connection with the French law and English aspects of the negotiation of leasing arrangements of one CRJ1000 aircraft to Celeste, a French regional start up airline.
Advised Air Lease Corporation, the leading US-based aircraft leasing company, in connection with the French law aspects and delivery of three A350-900 aircraft to Air France.
Advised Zephyrus on the sale of one Airbus A320-214 aircraft registered in France and on lease to Air France.
Practice head
Florent Rigaud