Space, Aerospace and Aviation
The aviation and aerospace industry is one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving sectors of the global economy. The rapid pace of innovation combined with shifting demands from businesses, consumers, and government have primed the aerospace industry for robust growth in the coming years and decades. Bilzin Sumberg’s multidisciplinary team of lawyers brings together the legal acumen and wide-ranging experience needed to guide companies toward business success in this promising field.
Based in Florida, home to a well-established and burgeoning aerospace economy, the firm stands ready to advise manufacturers, operators, distributors and suppliers, insurers, financiers, and other service providers on the broad range of issues they face in the sector. At the same time, Bilzin Sumberg works with public bodies to leverage the aerospace arena to serve public needs, whether through traditional procurement methods or public-private partnership arrangements.
The diverse needs for which aerospace clients approach Bilzin Sumberg include:
- Mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, securities offerings, and other forms of financing
- Licensing, intellectual property, supplier and distribution agreements, strategic alliances and technology arrangements
- Litigation and dispute resolution, including breach of contract, construction, product liability, and personal injury
- Airport terminal development, redevelopment, and expansion projects
- On-airport ground leases, leases, and subleases
- Real estate acquisition and disposition, entitlements, easements, zoning, and land use
- Public procurement and public-private partnerships involving aerospace assets and facilities
- Environmental due diligence and counseling
- Bankruptcy and restructuring, including debtor-in-possession, stay relief/adequate protection, sales of aircraft and other assets in bankruptcy, and recovery/repossession of leased equipment
