Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Transportation: Aviation

France

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Jean-Baptiste Charles

Europe

Practice Areas

Aerospace

Career

Jean-Baptiste specialises in commercial litigation and transport law, with specific expertise in aviation liability and logistics.

He acts for a number of domestic and international airlines, insurers and other aerospace entities on a wide range of matters, such as multi-jurisdiction major catastrophe losses, personal injuries, cargo matters and passenger claims. He also has experience of General Aviation matters and advises on non-contentious aspects and matters related to travel law, consumer law and commercial law.

He assists logistics players, particularly those specialized in last mile transport, in matters related to litigation. His expertise also covers the drafting and review of contracts and regulatory advices.

Jean-Baptiste has been named "Up and Coming". According to Chambers Europe 2022, clients describe him as "having excellent technical and regulatory knowledge in the aviation field, which enables him to understand each of the issues entrusted to him in detail."

Clients describe Jean-Baptiste as "friendly and knowledgeable in his field" and a "very strategic and organised" lawyer (Chambers 2021 and 2020) who is " specialist in commercial litigation, passionate about the aviation sector, always available and responsive" and "a professional to recommend" (Legal 500 : Paris 2021 & EMEA 2020).

Jean-Baptiste has published several articles in various French law reviews and international legal newsletters about both transport and aviation law. He is the author of a book on the insurance and regulatory issues relating to civil drones and has also co-authored a 'liber amicorum' book on general transport law. He is a member of the French Air and Space Law Association.

Jean-Baptiste is a French native and speaks fluent English. Jean-Baptiste is qualified in Paris.

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Transportation: Aviation - France
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Band 3

Jean-Baptiste Charles demonstrates particular skills in litigious aviation matters, with work spanning crashes, damages claims and product liability issues.

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