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2025 Best Lawyers in France™
20 June 2024
Fabrice has been practicing aviation Law for more than 20 years. He represents airlines and/or their insurers in disputes brought before civil, commercial, administrative and criminal French Courts.
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Fabrice obtained a Doctorate in aviation and criminal Law from the University of Aix-en-Provence - Marseille III on the theme of airline criminal liability in the case of an air disaster. He was admitted to the Paris Bar (CAPA) in 2002. He also has a Master's Degree in aviation Law and a Master's Degree in economics and management of air transport. He teaches aviation Law at University of Marseille/Aix-en-Provence.
Fabrice is actively involved in many litigations arising from major aircraft accidents and has gained a strong reputation from his long time extended practice of defending all types of claims relating to passenger, cargo, sports and leisure aviation.
His expertise in aviation law is recognised by Who's Who Legal and Chambers and Partners. Fabrice is one of the Thought Leaders in aviation law in France according to WWL Thought Leaders: France 2024.
In 2022, he was awarded “Lawyer of the Year” for Aviation Law in France by Les Echos in cooperation with Best Lawyers®.
Fabrice Pradon is looked upon with enormous favour by sources who applaud his “great knowledge and involvement in major aircraft accidents”.
Who's Who Legal
He is a well-rounded lawyer in the aviation section, he covers all the major legal needs of an airline.
Chambers Europe 2021 – Transportation: Aviation
Associations
- Chief Editor of the Revue Française de Droit Aérien et Spatial (RFDAS)
- Vice-President of the Société Française de Droit Aérien et Spatial (SFDAS)
Experience
- AF447 - Accident of 1st June 2009
- AF 4590 - Accident of 25th July 2000 (Concorde)
- IT 148 - Accident of 20th January 1992 (Mont Sainte Odile)
- Air Moorea 1121 - Accident of 9th August 2007
- Representing the carriers, insurers and crew in various other domestic accidents in France and Africa
- Representing French and foreign carriers and their employees before the criminal courts