Fall 2020

Features

The Rise of Drones and the Erosion of Privacy and Trespass Laws

Ronnie R. Gipson Jr.

This article addresses recent developments in the laws of trespass and privacy as these relate to drone operations, and it advocates for maintaining trespass and the right to privacy as tort claims as the use of recreational and commercial drones becomes commonplace.

An Interview with Robert S. Rivkin, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, United Airlines

Robert Rivkin

Robert Rivkin discusses United Airlines’ response to the pandemic, how the general counsel’s office functions within the company, and current legal and regulatory challenges. He also offers advice to young lawyers on how to enter the field of aviation law.

The Challenges to Urban Air Mobility

Jeffrey J. Immel and Jonathan Alexander Langlinais

Time is money, and time spent in traffic is money wasted. With a nod to the popular imagination’s “flying cars,” urban air mobility (UAM) technologies offer a potential solution. State and local issues, rather than technology or federal regulation, will be the major challenges.

Renewed Ambitions in Space-Exploration Lawmaking

Christopher D. Johnson

Two initiatives demonstrate how the United States has taken an energetic and proactive stance on current and emerging space activities by regulating what needs to be regulated and creating an enabling environment for governmental, public-private, and wholly private space activities.

Committee Spotlight: Drone Law Committee

Dean E. Griffith and Kelli A. Hooke

Keeping up with developments in the drone industry can be daunting. The Drone Law Committee provides lawyers in industry, government, and the private sector a forum in which to discuss and stay current on the latest issues affecting the industry.

Columns

Chair’s Message

Jennifer Trock

It is time to double down on the Forum’s longstanding commitment to supporting the aviation sector through difficult times and to creating a more diverse, inclusive, equitable, and just environment for members, for the Forum, and for all.

Editor’s Column

David Berg

As the U.S. airline industry continues to struggle against the impact of the pandemic, industry lawyers are playing an important advisory role for their clients, navigating a host of legal, regulatory, and financial challenges no one saw coming at the start of this year.

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Volume 33, Number 3

Clearing the Air: ULC Rightfully Rejects Property Rights Advocates’ Line in the Sky

Features

The Rise of Drones and the Erosion of Privacy and Trespass Laws

An Interview with Robert S. Rivkin, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, United Airlines

The Challenges to Urban Air Mobility

Renewed Ambitions in Space-Exploration Lawmaking

Committee Spotlight: Drone Law Committee

Columns

Chair’s Message

Editor’s Column

ABA Resources

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Volume 33, Number 3

Clearing the Air: ULC Rightfully Rejects Property Rights Advocates’ Line in the Sky

Features

The Rise of Drones and the Erosion of Privacy and Trespass Laws

An Interview with Robert S. Rivkin, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, United Airlines

The Challenges to Urban Air Mobility

Renewed Ambitions in Space-Exploration Lawmaking

Committee Spotlight: Drone Law Committee

Columns

Chair’s Message

Editor’s Column

ABA Resources

The ABA

Connect