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2026-11-11 14:30:00
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2026-11-11 14:30:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ESTThis session covers litigation strategies in airline passenger injury litigation. Attorneys will learn how to present arguments related to both implied federal preemption and express federal preemption under the Airline Deregulation Act. International treaties such as the Montreal Convention will also be discussed. Attendees will leave with a working understanding of these topics and practical strategies for how to apply these topics to airline litigation.
Christopher J. Jahr 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm ESTThis session provides a practical overview of the federal regulatory framework applicable to air carriers, ticket agents, and other sellers of air travel. The presentation will examine the respective roles of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Attendees will gain practica guidance on identifying compliance issues before they become enforcement matters and responding effectively when regulators become involved.
Michael DeutschAmanda Geary LosaccoChristopher J. Jahr defends major airlines, aircraft operators, fixed base operators, and aviation product manufacturers in litigation in state and federal court. A partner in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office who leads its Aviation practice team, he is a Board Certified Specialist in Aviation Law and an active instrument-rated airplane pilot. Federal Preemption is among the aviation law topics on which he has written and lectured.
Michael Deutsch advises U.S. and foreign passenger and cargo airlines, airports, and other aviation businesses on the U.S. aviation rules enforced by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as well as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A Member in Cozen O’Connor’s Washington, D.C. office, he focuses on aviation regulatory and security matters, and he came to private practice from the FAA’s Office of the General Counsel and the DOT Honors Attorney program.
Amanda Geary Losacco is an associate at Cozen O’Connor in Washington, D.C., whose practice focuses on aviation and aerospace regulatory compliance, litigation, and administrative enforcement risk management. She advises U.S. and foreign airlines, air taxi and advanced air mobility operators and manufacturers, uncrewed aircraft systems operators, global business jet companies, and other aviation industry clients on federal aviation regulations, rulemaking, and litigation. Her work includes advising on aviation operations, safety, administrative investigations, licensing, certification, civil penalty and certificate actions, competition, economic regulations, commercial agreements, corporate transactions, and other aviation and aerospace-related transactions. Before entering private practice, she served as an attorney adviser in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of the Chief Counsel, advising stakeholders and industry personnel on regulatory compliance for aerospace operations, licensing, and certification. She began her legal career as a federal judicial law clerk in the U.S. District Court, where she worked on civil litigation matters. Her experience in government service and federal judicial clerkship informs her approach to regulatory compliance, risk management, and litigation involving regulated aerospace entities.
Christopher J. Jahr defends major airlines, aircraft operators, fixed base operators, and aviation product manufacturers in litigation in state and federal court. A partner in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office who leads its Aviation practice team, he is a Board Certified Specialist in Aviation Law and an active instrument-rated airplane pilot. Federal Preemption is among the aviation law topics on which he has written and lectured.
Michael Deutsch advises U.S. and foreign passenger and cargo airlines, airports, and other aviation businesses on the U.S. aviation rules enforced by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as well as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A Member in Cozen O’Connor’s Washington, D.C. office, he focuses on aviation regulatory and security matters, and he came to private practice from the FAA’s Office of the General Counsel and the DOT Honors Attorney program.
Amanda Geary Losacco is an associate at Cozen O’Connor in Washington, D.C., whose practice focuses on aviation and aerospace regulatory compliance, litigation, and administrative enforcement risk management. She advises U.S. and foreign airlines, air taxi and advanced air mobility operators and manufacturers, uncrewed aircraft systems operators, global business jet companies, and other aviation industry clients on federal aviation regulations, rulemaking, and litigation. Her work includes advising on aviation operations, safety, administrative investigations, licensing, certification, civil penalty and certificate actions, competition, economic regulations, commercial agreements, corporate transactions, and other aviation and aerospace-related transactions. Before entering private practice, she served as an attorney adviser in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of the Chief Counsel, advising stakeholders and industry personnel on regulatory compliance for aerospace operations, licensing, and certification. She began her legal career as a federal judicial law clerk in the U.S. District Court, where she worked on civil litigation matters. Her experience in government service and federal judicial clerkship informs her approach to regulatory compliance, risk management, and litigation involving regulated aerospace entities.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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