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Bird & Bird merges with London law firm

27 October 2008

Read more: Bird & Bird Lane & Partners Paul Briggs EADS Airbus

International law firm Bird & Bird and London firm Lane & Partners have merged under the Bird & Bird brand. The merger has consolidated two commercial aviation practices into one aviation commercial legal team in Europe. It combines Bird & Bird's experience in aircraft asset management and defence contracting with Lane & Partners' experience in civil aviation regulatory matters, aircraft insurance and leasing disputes and UK and European competition law. Paul Briggs and Catherine Erkelens are joint heads of Bird & Bird's International Aviation & Aerospace Group. In addition to London, the firm has a product liability practice in France, a regulatory practice in Belgium and commercial practice in Sweden and across other...


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