Corporate Transactions and Commercial Agreements

Our Aviation & Aerospace Team has decades of experience providing trusted solutions for transactions in the sector. What sets our practitioners apart is the depth of their practical experience with both the transactions themselves and the interconnected regulatory issues that shape the business environment.

Corporate Transactions

Our attorneys are recognized as a go-to source for trusted advice in high-profile, cross-border deals in the aviation and aerospace industry. They have extensive experience advising investor groups, certificate holders, and other parties on the regulatory aspects and challenges of M&A transactions involving regulated entities. We help sophisticated businesses navigate an often complex and arcane regulatory landscape in connection with stock sales, asset purchases, IPOs, competitive auctions, exclusive negotiations, and cross-border deals. Of particular concern are transactions that result in changes of control or citizenship, for which we provide insightful and constructive solutions to ensure the continuation of government authorizations. 

We regularly provide strategic counsel, conduct due diligence reviews, and negotiate documentation to address the regulatory, commercial, and other risks unique to aviation and aerospace companies. Our experience spans multi-million- and billion-dollar deals in corporate transactions involving airlines, major product manufacturers, global maintenance organizations, space launch providers, UAS, and AAM companies. Our attorneys bring innovative, responsive, and results-driven guidance, offering practical solutions that market leaders rely on to navigate the multifaceted challenges inherent within the regulatory and operational landscape.

Commercial Agreements

Our team combines industry-specific knowledge with proactive, strategic counsel to address the intricate business, regulatory, and operational issues in commercial agreements, from small aircraft transactions to multi-billion-dollar procurement contracts. Our attorneys have significant experience negotiating and documenting a wide variety of commercial agreements for our aviation and aerospace clients, including:

• Aircraft management, charter, joint operating, and fractional ownership agreements;

• Airport use and lease agreements;

• Maintenance and overhaul agreements;

• Product supply agreements;

• Technical services agreements; and

• Transactions involving the purchase, sale, or lease of aircraft and aviation equipment.