Washington, DC

Clyde & Co’s Washington, DC, office maintains a leading-edge practice in the global aviation industry, focused on complex regulatory, enforcement, contractual, accident/incident response, and antitrust matters. The office also offers a nationally recognized litigation practice focused on complex insurance disputes.
 
Our highly experienced lawyers advise airlines, advanced air mobility companies, airport sponsors and developers, aerospace OEMs, Maintenance Repair & Overhaul companies, lenders/lessors, private equity/hedge funds, real estate developers, online travel firms, social media companies, and other aviation companies.

 We have litigated aviation disputes in state and federal courts on a wide range of issues, including: class-action cases against airlines; NEPA-related environmental challenges to infrastructure development; and airport access and airline certification. Members of our team have been involved in some of the highest-profile aviation cases, such as the Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, the ValuJet crash (representing clients in post-crash criminal and administrative proceedings), the 9/11 terrorist attack (representing a major airline and for security screening companies), and the grounding of the B787 Dreamliner.

We also regularly represent insurers in high-exposure claims involving general liability insurance coverage for mass torts and environmental liability and involving coverage for first-party property damage, construction defect, and product defect/product recall.

Clyde & Co is one of the largest international law firms in the US. With 17 offices across the country, we are well-placed to help clients succeed in a volatile world in which managing risk requires experience across a range of business areas and economies.