Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is a Canadian full-service law firm with offices in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. The firm traces its history back to 1823. Its aviation group, part of the Transportation and Logistics practice, advises clients across the aviation sector on corporate, financing, regulatory and litigation matters, and describes itself as a multidisciplinary aviation practice.

Services

• Aircraft and engine financing and leasing
• Sale and leaseback transactions
• Aircraft sales and purchases
• Aviation insurance advice
• Airline insolvency and restructuring proceedings
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Regulatory compliance, including dealings with Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Agency
• Customer disputes before regulators
• Privacy, cyber and data security advice
• Regulatory advice on drones and unmanned aircraft

Clients served

The aviation group acts for airlines, commercial air services, general aviation operators, airports, aviation insurers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The firm's aviation pages name Robert L. Love (partner, Toronto) and Jean-Marie Fontaine (partner and national co-leader of the Transportation and Logistics group, Montreal) as contacts.

Company facts

• Full-service Canadian law firm with history dating to 1823
• Offices: Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver
• Aviation work sits within the Transportation and Logistics group
• Toronto office at the Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower