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Aviation

At Stikeman Elliott, our Aviation Law practice provides strategic advice and legal service in all matters related to the industry throughout Canada and internationally. Our valued clients include airlines, corporate users, airport operators, aircraft and other equipment manufacturers, governments, financiers, underwriters, lessors and fixed base operators. The firm regularly acts in commercial and transactional matters for Canadian based multinational companies including Air Canada and CAE Inc. We have also acted for Air Canada on its restructuring - one of the largest in Canadian history.


Our lawyers have extensive experience relating to international commercial and charter aviation and aerospace law, including aircraft and infrastructure financing and transactions, regulatory issues, insurance law and product liability (including directors' and officers'), contingency, energy and risk management, class action and other litigation. The Aviation practice group is supported by our broad team of practitioners in other related areas including corporate and commercial law, tax, labour relations and pensions, environment and litigation.

Transportation

Our experience in the transportation industry encompasses both the creation and financing of transportation infrastructure, and the operations, corporate activities and regulation of carriers. We have acted in several large and complex financings in the industry, including toll road projects in both Canada and abroad, as well as complicated transportation-related mergers. We have extensive experience in the leasing of transportation equipment. We act for manufacturers of transportation equipment and other infrastructure. Through our work in privatizations, we advised on some of the largest public offerings in Canada's history, relating to offerings by the government owned air carrier and national railway, and have wide corporate and finance experience with transportation companies. We have extensive experience in the regulatory aspects of the sector, and in transportation insurance matters.


Recent Group Activities

New York lawyer co-chairing aviation conference
June 19 - 20 / Ron Ferguson is co-chair of the 21st Annual Canadian Airline Investment 2008 Conference at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto.


 
Related Practices
Contacts
Key Contacts

Montréal: Donald H. Bunker
Toronto: Kenton Rein

Related Publications
  • New Guide to International Aircraft Financing
    Donald H. Bunker, Montréal office counsel, authors most comprehensive book to date on the complexities of acquiring and financing aircraft.
  • Doing Business in Canada