Our Transportation Group

Aviation

BLG’s Aviation lawyers provide strategic advice in all matters related to the aviation industry, whether it be relating to advice on Aviation Litigation and Insurance or Aviation Finance and Regulation. Our Aviation lawyers are recognized worldwide as experts in their areas of expertise, providing services to insurers, airlines, aircraft lessors and financiers, business aircraft owners and general aviation stakeholders.

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Maritime Transportation

Our Maritime Law team provides litigation, commercial, regulatory and environmental advice and representation mostly to ship owners, operators and charterers, terminal operators, and their respective underwriters (including P&I Clubs and H&M Underwriters), as well as to banks and investment companies working in the marine sector. On the commercial side, we advise on the sale, purchase and financing of ships; various long-term and short-term contracts of affreightment including time charterparties, voyage charterparties and slot charters; ship construction and repair contacts; terminal operations and stevedoring agreements, the management and operation of ships including their registration and related customs and excise issues, as well as off-shore activities in connection with oil and gas exploration. On the casualty side, we deal with ship collision, salvage, general average, pollution and other environmental issues and casualty investigations. We also handle "dry" side work, such as cargo claims arising from marine or multi-modal transit, freight and demurrage disputes and the full range of prosecution, defence and coverage issues on hull and machinery and protection and indemnity policies.

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Land Transportation

BLG Lawyers represent major trucking and rail owners and operators as well as some of the major air and sea freight forwarders.

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