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CONFERENCE CHAIR

Gerold W. Libby
Holland & Knight LLP
Los Angeles


HOST COMMITTEE

AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE AVIATION INDUSTRY: TACKLING THE LEGAL ISSUES

Noise pollution, environmental issues, airport safety, and airport security are key issues faced by the aviation and airport infrastructure industries. This informative session will focus on the legal aspects of these issues, and how most effectively to address them.

MODERATOR:


Vi Ming Lok, S.C., Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Singapore

Vi Ming Lok is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson’s Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group and heads the firm's Aviation Practice. Mr. Lok is one of the world's leading aviation practitioners and is consistently named in recent consecutive editions of the International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers. MORE>

PANELISTS:


Bruce Aitken, Managing Partner
Aitken Berlin, LLP, United States
Bruce Aitken is president of the Homeland Security Industries Association (HSIA) and co-chairman of HSIA's umbrella group, the Global Alliance for Homeland Security. Mr. Aitken has also served as the only private-sector representative on the Department of Homeland Security's Task Force on Development of Counterterrorism Guidelines for State and Local Governments.

Peter Coles, Partner
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Hong Kong
Peter Coles is a dedicated aerospace and aviation insurance lawyer in Barlow Lyde & Gilbert's Aerospace Team. He advises airlines, airports, MROs, manufacturers, and regulatory authorities on a range of multi-jurisdictional claims, and commercial and regulatory matters. Mr. Coles is also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. MORE>

Brian C. Dalrymple, Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP, United States

Brian Dalrymple has experience representing foreign and domestic corporations, airlines, and aviation manufacturing clients in the coordination and defense of complex and multidistrict casualty and commercial litigation. He also has extensive experience acting as national and international litigation counsel for some of the largest aircraft and helicopter manufacturers in the world. MORE>

R. Bruce Keiner Jr., Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP, United States

R. Bruce Keiner Jr. is head of Crowell & Moring’s Aviation Group and has advised clients on virtually all of the major issues and developments in the aviation industry. Mr. Keiner has been recognized as a leading aviation attorney in Chambers USA and the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, as well as a "Legal Elite" aviation attorney by Washington SmartCEO magazine. MORE>

Kaori Miyake, Senior International Counsel
Federal Express Corporation, Japan

Kaori Miyake has been the international counsel for Federal Express Corporation, North Pacific Region, since 1999. She has advised FedEx on a broad range of legal issues in Japan, Korea, Guam, and Saipan, including contracts, claims and litigation, employment and labor, marketing and communications, corporate matters, regulatory compliance, and government affairs.

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