Tony Payne

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT TONY PAYNE

Tony works in the DLA\'s London based Aviation team. Tony is a Partner in the Aviation practice based in London. Having practised for over a decade as an aviation lawyer in the UK and before that in Australia, he has accumulated significant multinational and domestic experience advising clients on all manner of regulatory and corporate / commercial matters in the aviation sector. In addition to his expertise as a highly experienced aviation lawyer Tony is sought after for his pragmatic, corporate minded approach to achieving outstanding results for his clients. As a consequence of having significant senior in-house and major bid management experience in the aviation sector Tony understands the commercial and corporate imperatives that must be managed alongside the delivery of clear legal advice. Tony\'s aviation practice is centred around facilitating clients\' international strategic ambitions in an omnipresent and multi-faceted aviation regulatory regimes. This has included advising clients in respect of: privatisation and liberalisation of aviation markets, compliance and non-compliance issues associated with ICAO conventions, European Regulations and domestic law, certification, changes of ownership, as well as supporting consultation exercises. Tony has advised on aviation regulatory matters not only affecting the airline industry but also airports, air navigation services, safety critical services, engineering, the military as well as engaging with Government departments and Regulators themselves.