Transportation

Our Transportation team provides clients with advice in legal matters relating to passenger and cargo transportation. Our expertise spans all transportation sectors, including aviation/aerospace, rail, shipping/admiralty and trucking.

We have advised many leading companies with dealings in the transportation industry, including banks, insurers, P&I Club, shipping lines, ship operators, shipyards, terminal operators, railways, airlines and aircraft manufacturers, airports, trucking companies, customs brokers, freight forwarders and logistics providers.

Clients are supported by lawyers with specialized knowledge of a particular transportation sector and also have access to practitioners in related areas, including tax, financing, labour relations, corporate and commercial law. Our expertise covers customs and international trade, equipment leasing, acquisition and financing, insurance, labour and employment contracts, litigation, logistics/transportation contracts, safety and security, ship building and acquisition and strategic alliances.

We offer you

  • sale, purchase or financing of assets and operations
  • obtaining regulatory approvals and permits
  • representation before administrative tribunals and civil courts
  • drafting and enforcing contracts
  • crisis management

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Richard L. Desgagnés

Richard L. Desgagnés

Partner

Montréal

+1 514.847.4431

Bradley Hayden

Bradley Hayden

Partner

Calgary

+1 403.267.8360

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