Baker McKenzie LLP‘s ’aviation team is top notch’. The practice routinely assists major aviation sector clients with regulatory matters, commercial issues, investigations, and enforcement proceedings. The team additionally advises on aviation-related licensing, transactions, taxation, and environmental reviews. The group is notably active in restructuring work, investments in air carriers, financings involving pledges of slots, routes, and gates, and appellate litigation. It also comprises experts in new aviation technologies, such as drones, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, smart cities, digitization, and advanced air mobility. Chairing the global aviation group from DC, Jennifer Trock also leads the firm’s unmanned aircraft systems focus team. Over in New York, the track record of Clyde (Skip) Rankin III includes advising a large international airline (along with its airline partners) on the redevelopment and financing of a major international airport terminal.

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  • ‘The Baker McKenzie aviation team is top notch.’
  • ‘The Baker team's work product and advice are second to none.’
  • ‘The team is incredibly responsive and highlights additional considerations beyond the questions that have been asked. That is incredibly helpful to non-experts typically handling in-house corporate work.’
  • ‘Great aviation law knowledge and creative conflict resolution ideas.’
  • ‘Jennifer Trock goes above and beyond in providing advice and counsel.’
  • ‘Jennifer Trock helps clients work through sticky regulatory issues and is integral to clients’ future business planning in the flight operations space.’
  • ‘Jennifer Trock’s counsel is always provided in a manner that is digestible and  easily conveyed to clients’ business partners.’

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Jennifer Trock

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Clyde (Skip) Rankin III