Bird & Bird appoints former Virgin Atlantic Counsel in Singapore

  Bird & Bird has appointed Leo Fattorini to its International Aviation Group who will be based in the Singapore office. Leo has over 10 years’ experience in the aviation industry, most recently with Virgin Atlantic and previously as part of the aircraft finance team at DLA Piper. Leo has “hands on” experience of all legal issues airlines must deal with and a background in acting for lessors and financiers. This has included aircraft financing and leasing, negotiating sale and purchase agreements and all forms of aircraft commercial agreements. Co-Head of the International Aviation Group Paul Briggs said: “Brett Hailey’s