Dimitri de Bournonville
Dimitri de Bournonville has close to 30 years of experience in the aviation, transportation, commercial and insurance sectors. Dimitri has been admitted to practice in Belgium in 1995, after studies at Université Libre de Bruxelles (Licence en droit 1994, with magna cum laude) and King’s College London (LL.M. 1995 in Commercial and Corporate Law). He worked as an attorney at the Brussels Bar (from 1995 to 2003) as one of the closest associates and (non-equity) partner of Xavier Dieux at Moquet Borde, Dieux & Partners and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, in Brussels and Paris. Dimitri was also a lecturer (assistant chargé d’exercices) at Université Libre de Bruxelles for the courses of Commercial Law and Introduction to Private Law, from 1997 to 2005.
Before setting up the firm, Dimitri de Bournonville was (from 2011 to 2024) the managing partner of the Brussels office of one of the prime global law firms active in the insurance, transportation and litigation sector, where he was an active member of the aviation department. Before that, he was the Legal & Insurance Director of the TNT Express Group at its head office in Amsterdam, heading a team of around 100 lawyers and insurance specialists worldwide, a function that he held from 2006 until the end of 2010. Before that, he was Head of Legal & Insurance Affairs of TNT Express in Italy (2005-2006) and of TNT Global Operations in Liege (2003-2005).
Dimitri de Bournonville has extensive experience and knowledge in aircraft purchase, finance and operating leases and commercial transactions in relation to aircraft and aviation activities, cargo and passengers related. In addition, he assists airlines and other organizations in the aviation sector with regulatory matters, particularly in matters concerning the European Union. Dimitri possesses significant expertise in the general transportation, logistics and supply chain sectors and provides legal assistance as to all aspects of his clients’ activities in these areas. Dimitri was the first and only partner of an international law firm who obtained the official title of accredited Transport Law Specialist from the Brussels and Belgian bar authorities.
He is a regular speaker on a variety of aviation topics over which he is invited to present at major aviation legal events in Europe and globally.
