Aviation Practice

Victor Rane’s national aviation team has decades of experience representing businesses and individuals across the aviation and aerospace industries. We handle high-stakes accident and injury litigation, commercial disputes, and insurance matters in state and federal courts nationwide and in arbitration proceedings. Our clients include domestic and global aerospace insurers, airlines, manufacturers, airports, service providers, and operators.

Core Services:

• Defense of commercial airlines, service providers, and maintenance facilities
• Defense of civil and military aircraft and component manufacturers in product liability actions
• Representation in aviation insurance coverage disputes and claims handling
• Guidance during NTSB investigations
• Handling appellate litigation related to aviation matters

We are proud to represent many of the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial, general aviation, and military aircraft and helicopters, as well as their engines and components. Our clients also include international and regional airlines, airports, repair stations, corporate aviation departments, and insurers.

Industry Recognition

Chambers USA and Legal 500 USA consistently rank our aviation team among the top aviation litigation and trial practices in the United States. Chambers USA, Legal 500 USA, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, Benchmark Litigation, and the Aviation Insurance Association (by bestowing Eagle Society membership) have individually recognized many of our attorneys as leaders in the field. Our attorneys have real-world aviation experience as military transport pilots, civilian pilots, flight instructors, air traffic controllers and the manager of an elite security team for an international airline, and they play significant roles in bar associations and industry groups, including as the general counsel of the Aviation Insurance Association, Chair of DRI’s Aviation Committee, and Chair of the Aviation and Space Law General Committee of the American Bar Association.

With litigation and trial experience dating back to the 1980s—including three senior team members with distinguished backgrounds at the U.S. Department of Justice Aviation, Space & Admiralty Litigation Section—we are well-equipped to handle the most complex aviation matters.