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18 December 2015
Senior CounselWashington, D.C.
Email george.carneal@hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 202 637 6546
Fax +1 202 637 5910
Practice groupGlobal Regulatory
For decades, George Carneal has been counseling clients from virtually all sectors of the aviation industry on a broad array of issues. As the founder of the firm's Aviation Practice Group, and former general counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), he is exceptionally qualified to help clients identify risks and surmount the most challenging matters.
Clients benefit from George's knowledge and insights, whether the assignment involves obtaining federal authorities approvals to the provision of commercial aviation services; advising with respect to the Department of Transportation (DOT), FAA, and other federal agency regulatory compliance; the defense of enforcement proceedings; aircraft and parts certification; or the activities of foreign civil aviation authorities.
George frequently teams with professionals from the firm's worldwide network to address clients requirements involving antitrust, corporate and finance, procurement, labor, trade, tax, and litigation at the trial and appellate levels, and lobbying matters.
The National Aeronautic Association honored George with its prestigious Admiral Wesley L. McDonald Statesman of Aviation Award, and Chambers has long ranked him as a Senior Statesman.
Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory (Nationwide), Senior Statesman
Chambers USA
Transport: Aviation and Air Travel
Legal 500 US
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who in America
Admiral Wesley L. McDonald Elder Statesman of Aviation Award
National Aeronautical Association
Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory and Litigation (Nationwide)
Chambers USA
Transportation: Aviation (Nationwide)
Chambers USA
Education
LL.B., University of Virginia School of Law, Order of the Coif
A.B., Princeton University
Memberships
Member, Aero Club of Washington
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Federal Bar Association
Bar admissions and qualifications
District of Columbia
Virginia (inactive)
Court admissions
Supreme Court of Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Counsel to the government of the Bahamas regarding airspace management issues and reform of its aviation sector.
Representation of international carriers in obtaining federal, state, and local approvals to serve U.S. points.
Counsel to a major aviation trade association respecting its responses to proposed federal regulations.
Defense of Vietnam Airlines in class action litigation.