8th Annual McGill Conference on International Aviation Liability and Insurance
The conference is accredited by the Barreau du Québec for 12.25 hours of continuing legal education (#10099620).
Full conference program and speakers [.pdf] (updated 18 March).
Presentations only program:
Friday, April 17
9:00 – 9:10 - Introductory remarks
Speaker:
Daniel Jutras – Dean, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal
9:10 – 10:30 - 1. Recent developments in aviation liability & insurance
Chair:
Jim Morris – Irwin Mitchell, London - Presentation [.pptx]
Speakers:
Dan Correl – Clyde & Co., New York - Presentation [.pptx]
Jeanne O'Grady – Speiser Krause, New York - Presentation [.pptx]
Thomas Rouhette – Hogan Lovells, Paris - Presentation [.pptx]
Carlos Villacorta Salís – BCv Lex, Madrid - Presentation [.docx]
Dan Soffin – Kennedys, London - Presentation [.ppt]
10:50 – 12:00 - 2. Jurisdiction and forum non conveniens
Chair:
Patricia Barlow – Barlow Law, San Francisco
Speakers:
Christopher Knight – Fowler White Burnett, Miami
Allan Mendelsohn – Attorney at Law, Washington, DC
Peter Neenan – Stewarts Law, London - Presentation [.pptx]
12:00 – 13:30 - Lunch
Keynote address:
David Shapiro – Senior VP and Chief Legal Officer, Air Canada, Montreal, Canada
13:30 – 15:00 - 3. Flying over conflict zones: The legacy of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17
Chair:
Alejandro José Piera Valdés – Guanes Heisecke & Piera, Asunción
Speakers:
Chris Dalton – ICAO, Montreal
Carole Gates – IATA, Montreal
Arsen Herasymiv – Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm, Kiev
Katherine B. Posner – Condon & Forsyth, New York
J. Denny Shupe, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia
Bruce Garrow, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto
15:20 – 17:00 - 4. Antitrust liability & immunity
Chair:
Katherine Kay – Stikeman Elliott, Toronto
Speakers:
Stephen Lachter – Cozen O’Connor, Washington, DC
Solange Leandro – Ince & Co., London
Anita Mosner – Holland & Knight, Washington, DC
Mark Rosman – Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Washington, DC
Saturday April 18
8:30 – 9:30 - 5. What constitutes an “accident” under Article 17 of Warsaw/Montreal: A look at unruly passengers & liability for acts of unlawful interference
Chair:
Tim Trembley – Paterson McDougall, Toronto
Speakers:
Michael Jennison – US Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC - Presentation [.pps]
Norberto Luongo – Argentina Delegation to ICAO Council, Montreal - Presentation [.pptx]
Judy Nemsick – Holland & Knight, New York - Presentation [.pptx]
Tory Weigand – Morrison Mahoney, Boston - Presentation [.doc]
Carlos Martins, Bersenas Jacobsen Chouest Thomson Blackburn LLP, Toronto - Presentation [.pptx]
9:30 – 10:30 - 6. Consumer rights: Regulation & litigation
Chair:
Martine De Serres – Air Canada, Montreal
Speakers:
Stephan Eriksson – Liman & Partners, Stockholm - Presentation [.pptx]
Jorge Gongora – Gongora Reina & Associates, Bogotá
Auguste Hocking – IATA, Geneva
Rodrigo Soto-Morales – Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City
Blane Workie – US Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
10:50 -12:00 - 7. Protection of safety information
Chair:
Kenneth Quinn – Pillsbury, Washington, DC - Presentation [.pptx]
Speakers:
John Illson – ICAO, Montreal
Steven C. Marks, Podhurst Orseck PA, Miami
Tatiana Pak, ICAO, Montreal
Philippine Dumoulin, Institute of Air and Space Law, Montreal
12:00 – 13:15 - Lunch
Keynote address:
Richard Dalbello* – VP Business development and Government Affairs, Virgin Galactic
13:15 – 14:15 - 8. It’s not just peanuts anymore: carrier liability for contagious disease & allergic reactions
Chair:
Mark Glynn – Fernandes Hearn, Toronto
Speakers:
Louise-Hélène Sénécal – Air Canada, Montreal - Presentation [.pptx]
W. Sean Taylor – Harper Grey, Vancouver
Ludwig Weber – ICAO, Montreal - Presentation [.pptx]
14:15 – 15:20 - 9. Liability for aerospace transportation
Chair:
Ram Jakhu – McGill University, Montreal - Presentation [.pptx]
Speakers:
Michael Chatzipanagiotis – Attorney at Law, Athens - Presentation [.pdf]
Pamela Meredith – Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, Washington, DC - Presentation [.ppt]
Laura Montgomery – Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC - Presentation [.ppt]
15:40 – 16:50 - 10. The complexity of international aviation litigation against multiple tortfeasors: do we need a single forum?
Chair:
George Leloudas – Swansea University, Swansea
Speakers:
Brian J. Alexander – Kreindler & Kreindler, New York
Laurent Chassot – GBF Attorneys-at-Law, Geneva
Steven C. Marks* – Podhurst Orseck PA, Miami
Darryl Pankratz – Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang, Vancouver
Stéphanie Rostren – Airbus Helicopters Group, Marseilles
Thomas Whalen – Schott Johnson, Washington, DC - Presentation [.pptx]
16:50 – 17:00 - Concluding Remarks
Speaker:
Paul Stephen Dempsey – Director, Institute of Air & Space Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal
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