Clifford Chance‘s dedicated aerospace and defense practice offering provides clients with a full service-offering, including expertise in criminal proceedings, joint ventures, regulatory and enforcement matters. Key names include Charles-Henri Boeringer, an expert in white-collar crime, and Thomas Baudesson, who is well versed across the full spectrum of commercial litigation with focus areas such as commercial contracts and product liability.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘We need to be supported by experts who know our environment well and can mobilise quickly for us. Clifford Chance understands this perfectly. The firm has successfully instilled the culture of our industry into its teams. Their recruitment policy aligns with our stated values of diversity and inclusion.’
  • ‘Exceptional team of highly qualified lawyers with excellent knowledge of both the industry and the practice, generally quite responsive and with an amazing way of distributing work amongst senior partners, all the way to the young associates.'
  • ‘They truly "know what they are talking about" and are not afraid of difficult matters. They have the right expertise and truly understand what is expected of them when we handle a dispute.’

Key clients

  • Air France
  • Airbus
  • Airbus Defence and Space
  • Airbus Helicopters
  • Airbus SE
  • ArianeGroup
  • Nordic Aviation Capital
Practice head

Dessislava Savova; Thomas Baudesson

Other key lawyers

Charles-Henri Boeringer