Aviation Law Q&A Session

Rotor Safety Challenge (RSC)
Tracks: Operations, Rotor Business
Instructor: Todd Dixon and Mary Comazzi, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Attendees are invited to submit questions in advance related to aviation transactions, ownership and operational structures, federal excise-tax planning, state sales- and use-tax planning, depreciation planning, and FAA regulatory requirements and enforcement matters. The presenters will prepare responses to as many questions as possible and provide answers during the session.

Rotor Safety Challenge (RSC)
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Instructor Bio

Mary Comazzi, of counsel at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, has experience structuring aviation transactions, including domestic and foreign-based aircraft purchases and sales, aircraft leasing agreements, time-share and interchange agreements, joint and fractional ownership agreements, personal and executive use policies, FAA registrations, and Cape Town Convention and International Registry matters. While in-house with CHI Aviation, she developed, implemented, and managed programs involving all aspects of its business, including import–export regulatory compliance, Department of Transportation and FAA compliance, and facility and employee security clearances.

Todd Dixon is a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where he focuses on aviation law. A retired military officer and pilot, Todd is passionate about this area of law and the clients he serves. His work encompasses a wide variety of airline, airplane, and aviation-related issues involving ownership, operational structure, contractual disputes, and regulatory compliance. He has structured aviation transactions, including domestic and foreign-based aircraft purchases and sales, like-kind exchanges, time-share agreements, interchange agreements, joint and fractional ownership agreements, personal and executive use policies, FAA registrations, Cape Town Convention and International Registry matters, and aircraft leasing transactions.