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    August 09, 2019

    2019 Annual Conference

    2019 Annual Law Conference
    September 12-13, 2019
    Seattle, WA

    Attendee List

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    INTEGRATING NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS)

    MODERATOR:
    Joshua Turner
    Partner, Wiley Rein

    SPEAKERS:
    Kimberly Darrin
    Public Policy Director, AT&T Mobility, Bothell, Washington

    Reggie Govan
    Former Chief Counsel, FAA, Washington, DC

    Dr. Tom Prevot
    Director, Airspace Systems, Uber, San Francisco, CA

    Bob Roth
    Director, Software Development, Prime Air, Seattle, WA

    1. Amazon UTM Whitepaper
    2. Causby and Effect
    3. UAS Op-Ed IPP Former FAA Chief Counsel
    4. UAS Op_Ed NCSL Eyes in the Sky
    5. UAS ULC Govan Final Letter
    6. AT&T Flying COW COAM Solution

    WHO ARE YOU, REALLY? A LOOK AT THE LEGAL ISSUES SURROUNDING IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND AVIATION SECURITY

    MODERATOR:
    Rachel Welford
    Attorney, Cozen O’Connor, Washington, DC 

    SPEAKERS:
    Azhar Hussain
    Legal Counsel, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas, TX

    Susan Prosnitz
    Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations & Security Standards, Transportation Security Administration, Washington, DC

    Oliver Reimers
    Corporate Counsel, JetBlue Airways, New York, NY

    1. Who Are You, Really? A Look at the Legal Issues Surrounding Identity Verification and Aviation
    2. Biometric State Laws
    3. Texas Privacy Protection Act

    AIRLINE DISABILITY REGULATION: A NOSE-TO-TAIL REVIEW OF EMERGING GLOBAL TRENDS AND OTHER HOT TOPICS 

    MODERATOR:
    Evelyn Sahr
    Chair, Aviation Group, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Washington, DC

    SPEAKERS:
    Heather Ansley
    Associate Executive Director, Government Relations, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Washington, DC

    Livaughn Chapman
    Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC

    Doug Lavin
    Vice President, Member and External Relations, North America, International Air Transport Association, Washington, DC

    Maren L. Matal
    Senior Attorney, Southwest Airlines, Washington, DC

    1. Disability Panel

    COMPETITION: A 360-DEGREE VIEW OF AIRPORT ACCESS 

    MODERATOR:
    Bill Stallings
    Partner, Mayer Brown, Washington, DC


    SPEAKERS:
    Sheryl Bregman
    General Counsel, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA

    Mika Clark Tupy
    Managing Counsel – Anti-Trust & Competition, United Airlines, Chicago, IL

    Peter Irvine
    Associate Director, DOT Office of Aviation Analysis, Washington, DC

    Bob Kneisley
    Associate General Counsel, Southwest Airlines, Washington, DC

    Huntley Lawrence
    Director, Aviation Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, NY

    1. The Law of Airport Capacity Management: Background and Recent Updates

    AIRPORTS: HELP! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WRONG?

    MODERATOR:
    Bill O’Connor
    Partner, Cooley LLP, Washington, DC

    SPEAKERS:
    Amy Gonzalez
    General Counsel, San Diego Airport, San Diego, CA

    Daniel Ridlon
    Partner, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA

    Kimberly Patrick
    Deputy City Attorney, City of Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Airport), Atlanta, GA

    Tom Tanaka
    Deputy General Counsel, Port of Seattle, Seattle, WA 

    1. Airports: Help! What Happens When Everything Goes Wrong?

    DRONES: PUSHING THE REGULATORY ENVELOPE

    MODERATOR:
    Marc Warren
    Partner, Jenner & Block, Washington, DC

    SPEAKERS:
    Sean Cassidy
    Director, Safety & Regulatory, Amazon Prime Air, Seattle, WA 

    Courtney Freeman
    Attorney, FAA, Washington, DC

    Michael Huerta
    Former Administrator, FAA, Washington, DC

    Sara Jones
    Senior Manager, Boeing HorizonX, Seattle, WA

    M. Anne Swanson
    Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer 

    1. Keeping Railroads Secure from Drones

    SPACE COMMERCE – STEADY GROWTH, ECONOMIC BUBBLE, OR SOMETHING ELSE? 

    MODERATOR:
    Michael Mendelson
    Partner, Wissing Miller, Baltimore, MD

    SPEAKERS:
    David Karnes
    Of Counsel, Kutack Rock, COMSTAC Member and former Senator from Nebraska, Omaha, NE 

    Ruth-Pritchard Kelly
    VP Regulatory Affairs, OneWeb, Washington, DC

    Audrey Powers
    Deputy General Counsel, Blue Origin, Washington, DC

    1. COMSTAC Relaunched: Structuring an Aviation and Space Regulatory Framework for the Future
    2. Space Commerce: Steady Growth, Economic Bubble, or Something Else? 

    SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AT ALTITUDE

    MODERATOR:
    Jonathan DeMay
    Partner, Condon & Forsyth LLP, New York, NY

    SPEAKERS:
    Tracey Campbell
    Senior Vice President, Director of Airline Claims, Global Aerospace, Newark, NJ

    Katheryn Frierson
    AUSA, General Crimes Unit Supervisor (Seattle), U.S. Attorney’s Office, Seattle, WA

    Caryn Jorgensen
    Managing Shareholder, Mills Meyers Swartling, Seattle, WA

    Javaria Neagle
    Assistant General Counsel, United Airlines, Chicago, IL

    Ingrid Arbuthnot-Stohl
    Special Agent, FBI, Seattle, WA

    Allie Wittenberger
    Director Ethics & Compliance at Alaska Airlines, Seattle, WA

    1. In-Flight Sexual Misconduct: Congressional Action and Air Carrier Liability

    GENERAL COUNSEL PANEL: AVIATION IS THE ULTIMATE TEAM SPORT

    MODERATOR:
    Jim Miller
    Retired Vice President Legal and Public Affairs, UPS Airlines, Washington, DC 

    SPEAKERS:
    Stella Belvisi
    General Counsel, Airbus Americas, Herndon, VA

    Sean Howe
    FAA, Manager, Field Airworthiness Counsel Branch AGC-230, Washington, DC


    Adam Kokas
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Atlas Air Worldwide, Purchase, NY

    Kyle Levine
    Vice President Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Alaska Airlines, Seattle, WA

    Amy Voigt Xenofs
    Assistant Chief Counsel for General Law, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 

    1. Aviation is the Ultimate Team Sport
    2. The Arts
    3. Gary Kelly, Know the Play Southwest Magazine
    4. Law is Lagging Digitial Transformation
    5. What's Your Play? A Case for Templating Fallbacks and Playbooks
    6. FAA Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) Transformation - General Industry Briefing
    7. NTSB and Accident Investigations
    8. FAA Order 8020.11D Aircraft Accidents and Incident Notification, Investigation and Reporting
    9. New Take on "Mansfield Rule" Sets In-House Diversity Goals
    10. Boosting Diversity Through Innovation, Data & Behavioral Science 
    11. Passenger Name Record Privacy Policy
    12. IATA Environmental Policy
    13. First-Hand Account on Selected Legal Issues From the Recovery and Investigation of the Space Shuttle Columbia 
    14. NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing 
    15. NASA Governance and Strategic Management Handbook

    TRENDS IN LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT

    MODERATOR:
    David Hernandez
    Shareholder, Vedder Price, Washington, DC

    SPEAKERS:
    Anne Bechdolt
    Senior Attorney, Federal Express, Washington, DC 

    Lexi Fong
    General Attorney, FAA Western Enforcement Team, Washington, DC

    Jeff Novota
    Assistant General Counsel, Southwest Airlines, Washington, DC

    1. Press Release – FAA Proposes 3.3. Million Civil Penalty
    2. Hinman LOI & Response
    3. FAA Order 8000
    4. FAA Compliance Program
    5. Amended Compliance
    6. An Analysis of a Multi-Million Dollar FAA Enforcement Action  

    CONSUMER PROTECTION

    MODERATOR:
    David Berg
    Retired Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Airlines for America, Las Vegas, NV

    SPEAKERS:
    Marcia Jones
    Chief Strategy Officer, Canadian Transportation Agency, Toronto, ON

    Jon-Peter Kelly
    Assistant General Counsel, Delta Air Lines, Washington, DC

    Laura Overton
    General Counsel and VP of Legal Affairs, Allegiant Travel Company, Grand Rapids, MI

    Blane Workie
    Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC

    1. CTA Accessible Air Transportation Regulation (ATPDR)
    2. CTA Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR)
    3. APPR - FAQs
    4. APPR - Summary
    5. APPR - Backgrounder
    6. ATPDR - FAQs
    7. ATPDR - Backgrounder
    8. Delta Air Lines Comments in DOT Docket OST-2018-0068-1157 - Traveling by Air with Service Animals (May 23, 2018)
    9. DOT/OST Rule Status List - Spring 2019
    10. DOT/Bradbury Memorandum on Procedural Requirements for Enforcement Actions (Feb. 15, 2019)
    11. DOT/Bradbury Memorandum on Review and Clearance of Guidance Documents (Dec. 20, 2018)
    12. A4A Comments - Legal Memorandum Regarding Guidance: Part 1 (Legal Principles) 
    13. Part 2 (Specific Recommendations) - in DOT Docket OST-2017-0069, Notice of Review of Guidance (May 8, 2019)

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