Aviation
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 2
Contact number
+61 2 9513 2300Chambers Review
K&L Gates handles a broad array of aviation sector work, advising on aerospace VC investments, regulatory issues relating to drones and liquor licensing and duty free regulations for airports. The team is also able to handle construction matters for airport clients.
Work Highlights
- K&L Gates advised Blackbird as lead investor in Fleet Space Technologies' Series C funding, creating market-standard documents for the funding, and conducting legal due diligence, including in relation to Fleet's approvals from a space law perspective.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"K&L Gates show good turnaround time and find it quite easy to adapt to changes in business demands."
"The team are proficient at distilling complex legal matters into simple-to-understand principles."
"The aviation team at K&L Gates are well positioned to partner on sophisticated and complex regulatory matters."
"K&L Gates show good turnaround time and find it quite easy to adapt to changes in business demands."
"The team are proficient at distilling complex legal matters into simple-to-understand principles."
"The aviation team at K&L Gates are well positioned to partner on sophisticated and complex regulatory matters."
Notable Practitioners
Thomas Young is regularly instructed by aircraft operators and a variety of other industry actors to give regulatory and contractual advice. He demonstrates experience in both domestic and cross-border mandates.
"Tom is a trustworthy and diligent service provider who always provides a consistently high level of work product."
"Tom Young is a highly experienced professional who is skilled in navigating complex regulatory developments and advising on legal strategy. He has deep insights into the aviation industry."