Aerospace & Defence

Be it as a general contractor, consortium partner or supplier of a decisive component: enterprises from the aerospace and defence branch must meet special requirements. In the defence industry, for example, the contract with the customer is crucial to the profitability of a procurement project. Negotiations with a public customer are complex for a variety of reasons, particularly in view of the latest stipulations from Brussels.

We are well acquainted with the current developments on a technical, political and legal level, and have an extensive network in the industry and in both national and international authorities. We have been and are involved in major projects: Tornado, Eurofighter, Herkules, Galileo, Eurospike, SysFla, A400M, A380, Dolphin submarines, UAV for the German Air Force, Dingo, Fennek, Boxer, Puma, the self-propelled howitzer 2000, AGM, the privatisation of state-owned enterprises in Greece and Spain as well as the main battle tank Leopard 2, amongst others.

Our range of advice in the field of aerospace and defence includes:

• Structuring of joint ventures, project companies or cooperations
• Strategy in bidding procedures and negotiations
• Drafting and negotiation of general terms and conditions and contractual models
• Public pricing law
• Public procurement law
• Export controls
• Antitrust law

Please also read the report of our last Defence Roundtable.