Band 1
Provided by Pierre Frühling
Aerospace finance
Pierre manages HFW’s Paris and Brussels Aerospace practice, which has 16 lawyers and legal experts specialising in aviation law. He has 33 years of experience in the aviation sector.
He offers a full range of legal services to the aerospace industry, including financing and leasing, competition and regulation, state aid, as well as insurance claims and passengers’ litigation. In addition to his transactional and restructuring work in the aviation sector, Pierre is involved in several major aviation cases in Europe, ranging from state aid to airlines and airports to proceedings relating to aviation accidents.
He has been recognised for many years as one of the leading European lawyers in this sector, notably in Chambers France Aviation (Band 1 & Top Lawyer – 2025), the Legal 500 France Aviation (Tier 1 & Leading Individual – 2025), the Legal 500 Belgium Aviation (Tier 1 & Leading Individual - 2025) and the Legal 500 France Aviation Finance (Tier 2 - 2025). He was elected twice as Aviation Lawyer of the Year, France, in the Best / Les Echos ranking (2022 and 2025).
He co-authored the two recent reference works in French, Précis de droit aérien (2006) and Le Financement des aéronefs (2017). He is frequently invited to speak at the IATA Legal Forum and Symposium and other international conferences. He is a member of the board of the French Society for Air and Space Law. Pierre is fluent in French, English and Dutch.
Provided by Chambers
Advancing in the rankings this year is Pierre Frühling. He assists insurers and airlines with regulatory, litigious and transactional matters.
Cette année, Pierre Frühling progresse dans le classement. Il assiste les assureurs et les compagnies aériennes dans les mandats réglementaires, contentieux et transactionnels.
Provided by Chambers
He is an excellent professional.
Pierre produces very good quality work. He is responsive and nice to deal with.
C’est un excellent professionnel.
Pierre produit un travail de très bonne qualité. Il est réactif et agréable à travailler.
He is an excellent professional.
Pierre produces very good quality work. He is responsive and nice to deal with.
C’est un excellent professionnel.
Pierre produit un travail de très bonne qualité. Il est réactif et agréable à travailler.
