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When businesses in the aviation sector face litigation, they need experienced trial lawyers with excellent advocacy skills and exceptional strategic analysis and advice. Cozen O’Connor’s aviation litigators are leaders in the field who are consistently successful in handling complex cases involving catastrophic losses and significant exposures. We have successfully tried aviation cases valued at hundreds of millions of dollars to verdict, and have served as national coordinating counsel for multinational companies. The firm’s well-deserved reputation as a trial powerhouse provides leverage in negotiations and meditations: adversaries know we settle to serve our clients’ interests, not to avoid court.
Cozen O’Connor represents aviation and aerospace insurers and reinsurers, aviation products and component part manufacturers, carriers, airports, repair facilities, and manufacturers and operators of uncrewed aircraft systems (drones) in all manner of dispute and investigation. The firm handles wrongful death and survival actions, personal injury claims, product liability and recalls, property damage claims, liability claims, coverage disputes, air accidents, and other claims under the Montreal and Warsaw conventions. Cozen O’Connor has earned its reputation as a top trial firm by successfully trying multimillion dollar aviation claims to verdict and aggressively negotiating favorable settlements on behalf of its aviation clients.
The firm also assists aviation clients in state and federal government investigations. Firm attorneys regularly represent subjects and third parties in federal investigations of all types, including mergers, civil antitrust, consumer protection, and criminal. The firm has a dedicated State Attorneys General practice that defends clients against state consumer protection, deceptive trade, and advertising claims.
Cozen O’Connor is ready to respond wherever and whenever the need arises. Cozen O’Connor’s Rapid Response Team can be on site within 24 hours to advise on investigations, emergency response protocols, family support services, cleanup, and public relations. Moving forward, our attorneys can handle all ongoing investigations, inquiries, or resulting litigations.
In managing major aviation litigation, Cozen O’Connor carefully tailors its defense strategy to each client and each situation. Rather than providing cookie-cutter answers and stock briefs, Cozen O’Connor adds value by being creative, adaptive, and persuasive.