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The Recorder

The Waymo v. Uber of Self-Driving Taxis Has Achieved Liftoff

A patent and trade secret dispute between Wisk Aero and Archer Aviation features some of the same firms that did battle a couple of years ago over autonomous vehicles.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Navy Captain Lands at iAero Group as Aviation Startup's First General Counsel

Paul Hechenberger arrives at iAero Group with more than three decades of experience as an in-house lawyer and naval flight officer.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Hilton Lawyer Finds 'Dream Job' in Travel Industry's New Frontier

Laura Heltebran, the first ever chief lawyer for Wheels Up, says "private aviation hasn't even begun to fully pierce the available market share—unlike hospitality where all the brands are pretty much fighting for the same people who were already staying in hotels or, and I hate to even say it, Airbnb."
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Hilton Lawyer Takes Helm of Private Charter Jet Company's Legal Department

Wheels Up has appointed Laura Heltebran as the New York-based private charter jet company's first ever chief legal officer.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fallout of Boeing 737 Max 8—Will Legislation Repair Broken System?

The 737 Max 8 tragedy offers the FAA, Boeing, and aviation manufacturers an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of the past and to make aviation safer, says Ladd Sanger managing partner of the Dallas office of Slack Davis Sanger.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NJ Man Sues Cuomo, Arguing State Health Form Treads on Federal Authority at Airports

A traveler argued that federal law preempted New York's power to require that a health form be completed upon disembarking at JFK Airport in Queens even though his final destination was in New Jersey, in a case pitting state quarantine restrictions against U.S. border controls.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Jenner & Block Partner Boards Panasonic Avionics as General Counsel

Abby Bried succeeds Kimberly Chainey, who joined the Panasonic Corp. subsidiary in January 2019 in the wake of a federal corruption investigation.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Shareholder in Space Tech Company Says Directors' Actions Caused Plummeting Stock Price

The complaint alleges Maxar Technologies Inc. and 13 individual defendants' failure to promptly inform the public of hugely inflated accounts and a major deal falling through in 2018 qualifies as a securities law violation.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Drone Entrepreneurs Claim Mars Helicopter Infringes Their Design

Barnes & Thornburg signs onto lawsuit seeking treble damages against NASA contractor AeroVironment.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Charter Airline, Aviation Repair Exec Buys $15 Million Coral Gables Mansion

The president of iAero Airways buys a waterfront home the same day he sells another one.
2 minute read

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