Aviation Law - Meeting Today’s Challenges

Added: (Wed Dec 30 2009)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Despite today’s shaky economy, aviation transaction law is finding and growing its niche in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Even with today’s rapidly changing and very challenging economy, business aircraft deals are taking place at an increased pace. Financing is also becoming more available from well established aircraft lenders. There are also many cases where aircraft deals are being done without financing; perhaps a nod to the hope that the recession is beginning to lift.

With this increase in aircraft business, the law firm of Stewart H. Lapayowker, P.A., in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is pleased to announce the addition of David G. Shannon, JD, LLM Esq., to the firm. “David has extensive experience in aviation transactions, regulatory and tax related issues,” said Stewart H. Lapayowker. With this timely addition of another experienced counsel, the firm is positioned to be able to offer even greater support to clients and their tax professionals.

Shannon’s areas of expertise are tax and corporate law, with an emphasis on federal and state taxation, federal regulation of aircraft ownership and operations; structuring and negotiating business aircraft transactions; tax-free exchanges; and general corporate and business planning. “Additionally, David is a speaker and author on topics dealing with business aviation, an area of the law not many people are familiar with,” added Lapayowker.

Attorneys at Stewart H. Lapayowker, P.A., represent aircraft owners and operators and have experience on both sides of an aircraft transaction. They also understand that there are complex considerations that need to be resolved in order to have an efficient and satisfactory transaction. Shannon is skilled at dealing with those considerations, with a measured dose of reality.

Owning an aircraft is fraught will all kinds of things about which no one stops to think. The law firm of Stewart H. Lapayowker, P.A., firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has a firm grasp on aspects of handling aircraft transactions and strives to translate the industry jargon and tax issues into plain English.

The law firm of Stewart H. Lapayowker, P.A., focuses its practice on private and corporate aviation transactions worldwide, including throughout the United States, South America, the European Union, Asia and the Middle East. Attorney Stewart Lapayowker regularly assist clients with a variety of issues related to aviation, including the sale, purchase, regulatory analyses, financing and management of corporate aircraft.