The new aviation and aerospace practice extends the firm’s reputation in serving clients in the transportation sector. In addition to representing United Airlines, the firm represents a number of transportation clients in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters including Gulfstream, Jet Aviation Holdings, General Motors, Nissan, Mitsubushi, CSX, GATX, Hertz and Amtrak, among others. Those joining are:  Thomas Newton Bolling, former United Airlines Vice President and Deputy General Counsel; Marc Warren, most recently the Chair of Crowell & Moring’s Aviation Group and Abby Bried, former United Airlines associate general counsel for regulatory, alliances, government affairs and legal administration. Mr Bolling and Warren will be based in Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office and Ms Bried will be resident in the firm's Chicago office.

United Airlines relationship

Commenting on the new arrivals, litigation chair Craig Martin said: ‘We have been privileged to work with United Airlines on some of its most important matters, and have worked closely with Tom, Abby and Marc.  Their joining to create and lead our aviation and aerospace practice formalises our already substantial presence in the industry and positions us for further growth in this sector.' He added that the new team would allow the firm to expand this platform and improve its offering in litigation, regulatory and transactional services for clients in this area.

Premier law firm

Mr Bolling described the opportunity to join the firm and lead its aviation and aerospace practice is an 'excellent and gratifying opportunity to align with a premier law firm with a tradition of providing the highest levels of excellence to clients.  Marc, Abby and I are looking forward to working together and with our new colleagues, adding value to the practice through our experience and supporting its global growth.'