Specialist aviation law firm Condon & Forsyth LLP is well known for acting in aviation-related commercial litigation, defense-side airline mass accidents, and National Transportation Safety Board investigations. The firm’s track record includes representing airlines and manufacturers (and their insurers) in wrongful death, personal injury, property damage and cargo claims, as well as delay, denied boarding, sexual assault and discrimination cases. The group also assists with emergency response and crisis management matters, while its expertise further extends to product liability, class actions, regulatory issues, and insurance coverage and reinsurance. The firm is additionally active in relation to unmanned aerial systems, as well as space and satellite-related matters. Christopher Christensen, Miami-based John Maggio and Scott Cunningham in Los Angeles are ‘standout partners’. The practice also showcases highly rated aviation litigators Bartholomew Banino and Anthony Battista, along with Katherine Posner, whose focus includes aviation and aerospace-related insurance coverage and reinsurance law; former carrier-based naval aviator David Harrington; and Jonathan DeMay, who represents airlines, maintenance companies, and aircraft and component manufacturers. Other active advisers are Diana Gurfel Shapiro, Allison Surcouf, Jane Sigda, Mary Dow, and Los Angeles-based Andrew Johnson. Evan Kwarta departed in July 2023. All attorneys listed are based in New York unless otherwise stated.
Testimonials
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- ‘In the aviation insurance market, clients are looking for practical solutions. C&F, as a well established and experienced firm, delivers on this aim.’
- ‘Acute understanding of the London and worldwide insurance markets, and appreciation of the pressures that sometimes affect the usual conduct of business.’
Key clients
- Advent Aircraft Systems, Inc.
- Aer Lingus