Whatever your company’s needs, operational imperatives or experience, we can help you achieve your ambitions because we already do just that for some of the key players in the aerospace, defense and security (ADS) sector.
Part of your strategy may involve consideration of a merger or acquisition. Whether you’re buying or selling, our global footprint means we can coordinate transactions around the world from any jurisdiction on your behalf. As a full-service law firm, we can also take care of all the ‘other stuff,’ with leading global teams on hand to help with everything from supply chain management to staff redundancies and pensions.
Government regulations dominate the ADS sector. Working across all regulatory frameworks, governing M&A as well as the development, sale (often via government tender), and aftermarket servicing of ADS related products in different territories, we can ensure that your business is compliant with all aspects of the law. This includes product safety, data protection, foreign direct investment rules, export licensing, sanctions advice and procurement rules and processes in every territory in which you operate.
Clients come back to us again and again because we’re down-to-earth people who happen to be immersed in and have strong domain knowledge in ADS. We’ve worked on some of the biggest deals in the industry and our team of dedicated lawyers work in this field day-in, day-out. That means whatever issues you have, we've seen them before and can therefore provide tailored strategic advice to help you meet your commercial objectives.
Our experience helping aerospace, defense and security organizations is second to none. Recent sample work includes:
- advising a worldwide aerospace provider on compliance with EU export control legislation and in respect of the export of specific military and “dual use” items
- handling challenging competition and antitrust issues on major defense acquisitions in a highly consolidated defense market area
- advising the board of directors of a foreign-owned, classified US business on a regular basis
- working with a major private equity firm on due diligence and negotiation of agreements with respect to the acquisition of major aerospace and defense components firms
- leading and project managing a global disposals program for a multinational integrated security company
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