Speaker: Kenneth P. Quinn


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Aviation, Aerospace & Transportation Law

Mr. Quinn is co-leader of Pillsbury's top-ranked aviation practice. For the third year in a row, the Chambers USA 2008 Guide again singled out Mr. Quinn for praise and ranked Pillsbury's aviation practice as "National, Tier 1." He represents airlines, aerospace companies, airports, security companies, on-line travel companies, global distribution systems, banks, private equity and hedge funds, and aircraft lenders/lessors in a variety of regulatory, litigation, acquisition, antitrust, enforcement, legislative, product liability, and criminal matters.

His recent efforts include serving as lead counsel in the successful battle to gain U.S. DOT certification for Virgin America. He now represents the carrier on multiple matters. He serves as Special Regulatory Counsel to Frontier Airlines. He is representing MAXjet Airways in bankruptcy and regulatory matters. He is litigating cases in the Second Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals for airport and airline clients. Mr. Quinn is a preferred provider of legal services for one of the world's largest leasing companies. He represents multiple aircraft and engine manufacturers on certification and enforcement matters. He serves as counsel to the cities of New York and Chicago on airport and congestion matters, counsels developers in airspace hazard matters, advises companies involved in the use of corporate aircraft, and represents entities in airline, fixed-based operator, aircraft, and maintenance company acquisitions. He has represented multiple clients in FAA and NTSB investigations and criminal prosecutions after airline crashes. He is currently serving as the Chief Judge of an AAA/ICDR arbitral panel in an aviation dispute between two airlines.

Mr. Quinn was Chief Counsel of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1991-93, and served as counselor to the Secretary of Transportation from 1989-91. He was a Senior Advisor to the Office of the President-elect in 1988.

He has been listed in The International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers since 2004. He is also listed in Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers and in Who's Who International Aviation Lawyers.

Mr. Quinn was appointed in 2007 to serve on the Parish Pastoral Council at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., and serves as Chairman of its Stewardship and Development Committee.