Our specialist team covers all issues and aspects of international trade, aviation and marine matters, acting for every segment of the industry; e.g. owners, financial institutions, insurance companies, operators, brokers.

Transportation and insurance litigation cases

• Marine and aviation cargo and liability
• Matters relating to complex cargo-related multimillion VAT fraud cases involving courts/administrators across various jurisdictions
• Matters relating to defects and damages in the context of high end yacht/ship building contracts with subsequent arbitration in London
• Disputes arising out of LOI, bills of lading and transport arrangements
• Casualty litigation or arbitration
• Marine and aviation insurance (cargo/hull/liability/P&I)

Aviation & Shipping Regulatory Matters

• Implementation and advice on regulatory requirements for marine and aviation activities in Switzerland for airlines, ship owners, aircraft managers
• Regulatory framework for passenger services, obtaining route licenses, the commercial use of UAV
• Ship arrests and aircraft repossessions
• Aircraft and vessel registration
• Trade sanctions/restrictions

Transactional Matters

• Transport contracts/documentation (marine, aviation, road, rail, multimodal, NVOCC, volume contracts, charter agreements, freight forwarding)
• Sale and purchase of aircraft and ships (multipurpose and tankers)
• Financing of aircraft and vessels, including registration of security interests in the relevant registries
• Aircraft charter and lease transactions
• Trading/trade finance; e.g. issues related to letter of credits, bills of lading, LOIs, sales of goods
• Supply chain management, establishment of worldwide distribution logistics structures, distribution agreements