Glimstedt is recognized for its strong sector-focused practice advising clients across the transport, shipping, and aviation industries on complex transactional, regulatory, and dispute resolution matters. The team combines deep industry knowledge with a practical, commercial approach, supporting domestic and international clients on high-value assets, cross-border operations, and strategically significant infrastructure and regulatory projects.
In aviation, the firm is particularly noted for its capabilities in aircraft finance and leasing, acting for airlines, aircraft lessors, owners, and other aviation market participants on acquisitions, registrations, lease structuring, repossessions, and asset-related disputes. The practice is well-equipped to handle sophisticated finance leasing, operating leasing, and sale and leaseback transactions, as well as the purchase and sale of aircraft, engines, and other high-value components. Drawing on the firm’s strong tax, customs, banking, and finance expertise, the team advises on the broader structuring and transactional aspects that are critical in aviation deals. When it comes to aircraft repossessions and airline insolvencies, our aviation and dispute resolution teams react instantly to offer practical, tested advice.
The firm is also highly experienced in aviation insurance and liability matters, advising on civil aviation liability and aviation asset insurance arrangements, while also representing aircraft operators and insurers in disputes.
On the shipping side, Glimstedt advises on ship registration and deregistration, sale and purchase (S&P) transactions, charterparty matters, ship arrest, enforcement, and collision-related issues, as well as claims under contracts of carriage. The practice stands out for its ability to deliver integrated advice by working closely with specialists in international trade, corporate, and employment law. This enables the team to provide commercially tailored solutions in both advisory and dispute contexts.
The broader transport practice encompasses the carriage of goods, transport insurance, CMR Convention matters, multimodal transport, and the development of transport infrastructure, including traffic monitoring and enforcement systems. The team also has extensive experience in rail matters, including railway infrastructure development, rail freight, and optimization of infrastructure capacity.
A key strength of the practice is its ability to handle time-sensitive and cross-border mandates with efficiency, including matters involving multiple jurisdictions and demanding transaction timetables. Clients value the team’s responsiveness, commercial judgement, and ability to combine regulatory, transactional, and dispute resolution expertise in a single offering.
