Brazil: Aviation
Brazil is home to one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. The last year has seen the EU-Brazil negotiations reach a comprehensive agreement on air transport services. This will open the air traffic market by allowing all EU airlines to be able to freely operate direct flights to anywhere in Brazil from anywhere in Europe, and bring further investment opportunities to Brazil by increasing flexibility and reducing administrative burdens on airlines. Our research identifies 11 lawyers who are positioned to provide the expertise needed to guide the aviation industry through this transitional period.
Aviation specialists, Beaumont & Son Aviation at Clyde & Co LLP have three partner inclusions, a testament to their proficiency in this field. Head of the Rio de Janeiro office, Martyn Plaskett is a “highly regarded” lawyer with experience working for insurers and reinsurers and local and international airlines. Sarah Catchpole was described as “brilliant” for her work on multi-jurisdiction catastrophes and knowledge of legal liability claims. Julio Costa is noted for his “accomplished” handling of insurance issues spanning the breadth of Latin America.
Gilberto Giusti of Pinheiro Neto Advogados is well known among peers for his “prominent” disputes work. Adding to the talent of the firm, Ricardo E Vieira Coelho is recommended for his work practice in aviation projects, transactions and structuring.
“Highly regarded” for its aviation work, the firm Xavier Bernardes Bragança Sociedade de Advogados secures two partner listings. Maria Regina M A Lynch is “among the top lawyers” for aircraft financing and leasing, she combines this expertise with disputes and foreign investment work. At the same firm, Ana Luisa Derenusson is regarded as a “specialist” in aircraft leasing and registration.
Kenneth Basch, a founding partner of Basch and Rameh is one of the foremost practitioners in the aviation industry and known in particular for his work on aircraft leases. Ricardo Bernardi of Bernardi & Schnapp Advogados is considered a “top-tier” lawyer for his aviation work, bringing his expertise in international financing and foreign investment to the table in major cases. Jose Gabriel Assis de Almeida, founder of JG Assis de Almeida e Associados, is “distinguished” in our research for his disputes and regulatory practice. At the firm of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP, Fernando Albino is renowned for his international presence in this sector.