November 19, 2019
2020 Air & Space Law Update Conference
2020 Update Conference
Meeting Schedule
8:45 am
The Legislative Outlook in a Presidential Election Year
Moderator:
Ed Mortimer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
Panelists:
Alex Burkett, House Aviation Subcommittee, Washington, DC
Michael Reynolds, Senate Commerce Committee, Washington, DC
Holly Woodruff Lyons, House Aviation Subcommittee, Washington, DC
Kristine O’Brien, Airlines for America, Washington, DC
9:45 – 10:30 am
A Day in the Life of an Attorney in Air Cargo
Moderator:
Dontai Smalls, UPS, Washington, DC
Panelists:
Brenda Allen, Louisville Regional Airport Authority, Louisville, KY
Amy Bianchino, FedEx, Washington, DC
George Kopscay, Atlas Air, Purchase, NY
10:30 – 10:45 am Networking Break
10:45 – 11:15 am
Emerging Drone Technologies and Regulatory Evolution
Lisa Ellman, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC
11:15-11:45 am
Getting to Space - Virgin Galactic's Legal and Regulatory Journey
Mike French, Aerospace Industry Association, Arlington, VA
Richard Dalbello, Virgin Galactic, Washington, DC
11:45 am - 12:00 pm - NO CLE
Airline Distribution: Observations on Industry Developments and DOJ's lawsuit challenging Sabre's acquistion of Farelogix
Laura Collins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, DC
12:00 pm
Luncheon: Wheels Up – Innovation and Competition in Private Aviation
1:15 – 2:30 pm
Complex Airport Issues: What you need to know about Public-Private Infrastructure, Other Complex Transactions, and PFAS
Moderator:
David Y. Bannard, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell, Boston, MA
Panelists:
Garland L. Reid, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA
Eric A.S. Richards, O’Melveny, Los Angeles, CA
Neal Attermann, Citi, New York, NY
Brett Smith, Propeller Airports, New York, NY
PFAS: What You Need to Know
Jeff Longsworth, Barnes and Thornburg, Washington, DC
2:30 – 3:00 pm
Consolidation in the U.S. Airline Industry: Myths vs Facts
Darin Lee, Compass Lexecon, Boston, MA
3:20 pm
Networking Break
3:30 pm
FAA Perspectives on Safety Certification
Jeff Klang, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Washington, DC
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Passenger Aviation in the Digital Age
Thomas Canfield, Spirit Airlines, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Michael Carbone, JetBlue Airways, New York, NY
5:00 pm
Reception
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CLE Credit
The ABA will seek 6.25 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 7.5 hours of CLE credit for this program in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. Please visit the website for program CLE details or visit www.americanbar.org/mcle for general information on CLE at the ABA. For more information about CLE accreditation in your state, visit www.americanbar.org/cle/mandatory_cle.html or contact Dawn R. Holiday [email protected] or 312-988- 5660.