Practices: Aircraft Finance | Maritime Transactions | Aviation Robert Ricketts is an English aircraft finance solicitor who focuses his practice on aviation law, covering a wide range of legal and commercial aspects.
Mr. Ricketts advises banks, leasing companies and airlines on various issues arising from the sale, purchase, leasing, financing, maintenance and mortgaging of aircraft, including the relevant registration procedures. He counsels both established and startup airlines on applicable international law and regulatory issues. He has also advised ship owners on the sale, purchase and financing of their vessels. Mr. Ricketts acts for several airlines throughout Europe and elsewhere around the world. Recent transactions include the leasing of Boeing, Airbus, Embraer and Bombardier aircraft by a variety of lessors and the sale of a diverse range of aircraft. He also represents airlines on aviation aspects such as takeovers, mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Ricketts acts for a number of high-net-worth individuals as well as public and private companies on their aircraft acquisitions and aircraft operations. In addition, Mr. Ricketts is a regular contributor of articles to the aviation industry and has spoken on a number of occasions at international conferences on aviation issues. He is the author of the aircraft finance section of the Butterworths Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents and has written a number of articles on aviation-related subjects.
Honors & Awards
• Chambers UK guide, Aviation: Commercial, 2003-2018
• Chambers High Net Worth guide, Private Aircraft: Global-wide, 2016, 2017
• The Legal 500 United Kingdom, Aviation, Asset Finance & Leasing, 2013-2017
• The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom guide, Aviation Law, 2018
• Who’s Who Legal: Transport, Aviation Finance, Aviation Regulatory, 2017, 2018
• Holland & Knight Public and Charitable Service All-Star Award, 2017
• Guide to the World’s Leading Aviation Lawyers, Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides, 2016
• Debrett’s People of Today, Law, 2006-2016
• London Super Lawyers magazine, 2013-2015
Memberships
• British Helicopter Advisory Board
• British Business and General Aviation Association
• Aviation Working Group, Legal Advisory Panel
• Royal Aeronautical Society
• European Air Law Association
• The Law Society of England and Wales
• International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading
Publications
• Arbitration Clauses in Aviation Insurance Contracts: Are They Fit for Purpose?, Air & Space Law, November 9, 2017
• United Kingdom Will Gain With Trade Deal Under Trump Administration, Holland & Knight Alert, January 20, 2017
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Co-Author, The Law Society Gazette, January 26, 2015
Speaking Engagements
• Liability Issues for Appraisers, AeroPodium’s Introduction to Aircraft Appraisals and Valuation, December 4, 2017
• Aviation Insurance and Repossession: Mind The Gaps!, Moderator, October 4, 2017
• Novation and Assignments Under CTC, Cape Town Convention Academic Project – 6th Conference, September 12-13, 2017
• The European Air Law Association 11th Munich Liability Seminar, Aviation Litigation Strategy, April 28, 2017
• The Cape Town Convention and Offshore Aircraft Registration, 6th Annual Offshore Aircraft Registration, October 10-11, 2016
• Practical Issues on Buying and Selling Corporate Jets, 4th Annual Baltic Business Aviation, June 9, 2016
• Security and Title Enforcement, European Air Law Association’s 5th Copenhagen Air Finance Law Seminar, February 6, 2015
• Managing the Aircraft Return and Next Delivery, 4th Copenhagen Air Finance Legal Seminar, European Air Law Association (EALA), February 22, 2013
Education
• University College London, LL.B.
• University of London, Postgraduate Certificate, Air and Space Law Bar Admissions
• England and Wales
