The firm's surface and air transportation industry group includes lawyers and regulatory specialists who focus on the myriad regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation and its modal administrations; the National Transportation Safety Board; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Whether the project entails assisting clients with automobile compliance and defect investigations; assisting with regulatory issues affecting the aviation industry or space tourism; counseling clients' employees on the regulations governing advertising strategies; or developing a finance and cost-recovery system; our attorneys and regulatory specialists use their extensive and diverse experience to develop effective solutions to client needs.

Former Leadership Positions

• George Carneal, former General Counsel of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Transportation
• E. Tazewell Ellett, former Chief Counsel of the FAA, Special Counsel to the FAA Administrator, and Special Assistant to a member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
• Jeff Shane, former Under Secretary for Policy and Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation Affairs
• Robert Cohn, Executive Assistant to three Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) members, including the Chairman and Vice Chairperson of the CAB
• Ken Kastner, former Assistant General Counsel of the Chemical Manufacturers Association (currently the American Chemistry Council)
• Jackie Glassman, former Acting and Deputy Administrator and former Chief Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration