Diane Westwood Wilson brings noted expertise to multijurisdictional litigations, arbitrations and aviation product liability cases
NEW YORK, NY (August 6, 2014) – Diane Westwood Wilson joins McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP’s Aviation and Transportation practice as a partner in New York. A Chambers-ranked, “brilliant” aviation lawyer with broad commercial ligation and arbitration experience, Wilson represents aviation industry and insurer interests internationally in complex aerospace, aviation, product liability and construction disputes.
Recognized in The International Who’s Who of Aviation Lawyers, Wilson’s expansive, multijurisdictional experience spans from the EL AL Israel Airlines v. Tseng landmark U.S. Supreme Court treaty case to dismissal of a $150M product liability action against a Dutch satellite manufacturer in Astrium v. TRW, to an enforcement of arbitration clause in a Nigerian contract in Travelport v. Bellview Airlines. She is known among market commentators as a “very strong strategist and tactician.”
“Diane’s practice is a perfect complement to McKenna’s world leading aviation and transportation law team and expands our on-the-ground presence in New York,” said Dane Jaques, head of the firm’s Aviation and Transportation practice. “Our legal experience coupled with our knowledge of technical aviation issues enables us to advise clients successfully on how to structure business deals, avoid and manage litigation and comply with transportation regulations, statutes and treaty requirements, as well as respond to accidents and major incidents.”
McKenna’s Aviation and Transportation Practice
McKenna Long represents clients in all sectors of the aviation industry, including airlines, aircraft and component manufacturers, airports, charter and fractional ownership operators, corporate flight departments, fixed-base operators, maintenance repair and overhaul facilities, air traffic control service providers, aircraft ground
handling service providers and others. The firm handles National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident and incident investigations, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) regulatory matters, personal injury and wrongful death litigation, employment litigation, product liability litigation, contracts, transactions, risk counseling, insurance and international matters.
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