James Jordan

Partner

Singapore

Mobile

About James

James is a Partner in HFW’s Aerospace team with over ten years’ experience tackling complex legal issues in the aerospace, transport, logistics, and insurance industries.

He is a dedicated advisor to the airline, general, and business aviation industries and provides advice across various jurisdictions relating to commercial litigation, regulatory issues, and the drafting/review of commercial contracts. He has also handled some of the region’s largest aviation accidents in recent years for both operators and their insurers.

James is developing expertise which focuses on emerging technologies and their application to the aerospace industry. This includes actively advising the aviation industry as to the legal implementation of such technologies as well as digital transformation projects. He actively supports the start-up industry and was recently appointed as a mentor to Singapore’s Starburst Accelerator program where he works with up-and-coming aviation tech start-ups.

He is currently the co-head of the Asian Business Aviation Association’s (AsBAA) Singapore Chapter and a committee member of the Singapore British Chamber of Commerce Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Committee. In 2019 he was named one of Singapore’s 20 most influential lawyers under 40 by Singapore Business Review.

James has recently led the HFW Aerospace team’s efforts in responding to the impact of COVID-19 and was quoted in the New York Times and numerous industry publications discussing the impact it is having on the sector. This has also led to him being invited to speak on the topic by a number of organisations including the Chartered Insurance Institute and the International Union of Aviation Insurers. He was also recently invited to speak at Lloyd’s of London before the Lloyd’s Market Association on the safety risks inadvertently created by passenger compensation regulation EU 261.

James also works closely with other members of HFW’s Jets and Helicopters team, providing market-leading advice across jets, helicopters and general business aviation in financing, sale and purchase, leasing, regulation, insurance, contingency planning, emergency response and dispute resolution.

James is admitted to practice in England & Wales, Hong Kong, and the Republic of Ireland.