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Legal Committee Conference Conference Agenda April 15-18 • Hotel Monteleone • New Orleans, LA
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Wednesday April 15, 2015 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration Bienville; Hotel Monteleone
9:30 AM - Noon
Steering Group Meeting
1:15 – 5:00 PM
GENERAL SESSION
Royal D; Hotel Monteleone
La Nouvelle Orleans East; Hotel Monteleone
1:15 – 1:30 PM Speakers:
Welcome and Introductions Emily K. Neuberger, Committee Chair, Senior Vice President & General Counsel Wayne County Airport Authority, Detroit Metro Airport Walter J. Krygowski, Deputy Director and Chief Operations Officer Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
1:30 – 2:00 PM Moderator:
Speaker:
Legislative Update – FAA Reauthorization and Other Legislative Issues Emily K. Neuberger, Committee Chair, Senior Vice President & General Counsel Wayne County Airport Authority, Detroit Metro Airport George Kelemen, Senior Vice President, Government and Political Affairs, ACI-NA
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As of 4/13/15 2:00 – 3:30 PM Moderator:
Speakers:
FAA Update – Hot Topics/Discussion with FAA Regulators and Compliance Officials Raymond S. Ilgunas, Committee Vice Chair, General Counsel, Los Angeles World AirportsLegal Department Eddie Angeles, Associate Administrator for Airports, FAA Randy Fiertz, Director, Office of Airport Compliance and Management Analysis, FAA
3:30 – 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 – 5:00 PM
How can Airports Adapt to Airline Industry Changes? Challenges for Negotiating Airline Agreements and Other Impacts on Airports
Moderator: Speakers:
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Philip Sunderland, General Counsel, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Scott Lewis, Partner, Anderson & Kreiger LLP Peter Kirsch, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Pablo Nuesch, Partner, Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP T.J. Roskelley, Associate, Anderson & Kreiger LLP Reception Iberville; Hotel Monteleone
Thursday, April 16, 2015
8:30 AM–12:30 PM
Registration Bienville; Hotel Monteleone
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast La Nouvelle Orleans West; Hotel Monteleone
GENERAL SESSION
8:30 - Noon
La Nouvelle Orleans East; Hotel Monteleone
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Moderator:
Speakers:
What Are -- and What Should Be -- the Requirements for the National Air Traffic Control Service Provider to Consult with Airports and Communities When Making Revisions to Flight Tracks and Procedures that Change the Impacts on Communities? Pierre Gagnon, Vice-président, Affaires juridiques et Secrétaire corporative, Aéroports de Montréal Peter Kirsch, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Tom Anderson, General Counsel Metropolitan Airports Commission, (Minneapolis)
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As of 4/13/15 9:30 – 10:30 AM Moderator: Speakers:
Ethical Issues in Providing Counsel for Public Agencies Part I Peter Pierotti, Assistant City Attorney, Aviation, Albuquerque International Sunport Tim Karaskiewicz, General Mitchell International Airport, Office of the Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel David Mackey, Partner, Anderson & Kreiger LLP
10:30 – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – Noon
Ethical Issues in Providing Counsel for Public Agencies Part II
Moderator: Speakers:
Afternoon
Peter Pierotti, Assistant City Attorney, Aviation, Albuquerque International Sunport Timothy Karaskiewicz, General Mitchell International Airport, Office of the Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel David Mackey, Partner, Anderson & Kreiger LLP Free for informal networking
Friday, April 17, 2105 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Registration Bienville; Hotel Monteleone
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Continental Breakfast La Nouvelle Orleans West; Hotel Monteleone
9:00 – 10:15 AM
CLOSED SESSION La Nouvelle Orleans East; Hotel Monteleone
9:00 – 10:15 AM
Roundtable Discussion (Closed Session: No one representing interests adverse to airports on topics being discussed may attend during that discussion) Discussion of Legal Issues of potentially common concern that have arisen at Member Airports
Discussion Leaders:
Issues:
Elaine Flud Rodriguez, General Counsel, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Jeffrey W. Letwin, Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP (Outside General Counsel, Allegheny County Airport Authority – Pittsburgh International Airport) Potential impacts of Perez V. Mortgage Bankers Association (http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-1041_0861.pdf) on FAA and TSA regulation of airports. The Open Skies Debate – implications for airports and air service. Southwest Litigation with DOT over Love Field leases and accommodation of other carriers. Has the promise of FAA’s Part 16 reforms been realized or not? If parachute drop zones can be located off airport, should skydiving be considered an aeronautical activity? Other issues to be raised by Committee Members
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As of 4/13/15 10:15 – 10:30 AM
Break La Nouvelle Orleans West; Hotel Monteleone
10:30 AM – 5:00PM
GENERAL SESSION La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom; Hotel Monteleone
10:30 AM – Noon
Moderator: Speakers:
Noon – 1:30 PM
General Aviation Legal Issues: Airport Rules and Regulations, and Minimum Standards; FBO Issues; FAA Policy on Non-Aviation User of Hangars; Seizure of Aircraft on Airport Property by Third Parties Debra Braga, Chief Legal Officer, Jacksonville Airport Authority David Y. Bannard, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP Peter Pierotti, Assistant City Attorney, Aviation, Albuquerque International Sunport Michael Deam, Managing Partner, Rothberg Logan Warsco (Outside General Counsel, Fort Wayne Airport Attorney) David Ferree, Assistant City Attorney, Des Moines Airport Authority Ann Morgan, Partner, Fennemore Craig Jones Vargas (Outside General Counsel, Reno Tahoe Airport) Paul Tomme, DFW Airport Legal Counsel Pablo Nuesch, Partner, Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP Keynote Lunch Royal Salons; Hotel Monteleone
Speaker: 1:30 – 5:00 PM
Ron Ricks, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer, Southwest Airlines Airports as Battlegrounds for Broader Social Agendas – La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom; Hotel Monteleone
1:30 – 3:30 PM
Moderators:
Issues Relating to Workers for Airlines, Contractors, and Concessionaires: Labor Peace, Living Wage Issues (How to advise airport management on legal issues relating to a wide array of initiatives, potential litigation, and related demonstrations at airports.) Tom Anderson, General Counsel Metropolitan Airports Commission, (Minneapolis); Raymond S. Ilgunas, Committee Vice Chair, General Counsel, Los Angeles World AirportsLegal Department
Subject/Speaker(s): 1:30 -- 1:40 PM
Introduction of issues airports are confronting, current developments and disputes – Tom Anderson, General Counsel Metropolitan Airports Commission, (Minneapolis)
1:40 -- 2:00 PM
Labor Law 101 — Richard McCracken, Partner, Davis Cowell & Bowe LLP
2:00 -- 2:20 PM
Labor Peace Initiatives--LAX Dispute -- Ray Ilgunas/Richard McCracken
2:20 -- 2:35 PM
Living Wage — Soojin E. Kim, Senior Port Counsel - Port of Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)
2:35 -- 2:55 PM
Airline Perspective–-Rob DeLucia, Vice President, Labor and Employment, and Assistant General Counsel, Airlines for America (A4A)
2:55 -- 3:15 PM
Concessions Agreements–The Philadelphia Story—Eric Smith, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP
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As of 4/13/15 3:15 – 3:30 PM
PDX Workplace Initiative - Wendy Hain, Assistant General Counsel, Port of Portland (Portland International Airport)
3:30 – 3:40 PM
Break
3:40 – 4:00 PM
First Amendment Implications of Social Issues at Airports - Picketing, Demonstrations, and More. Breton K. Lobner, General Counsel, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Moderator:
Lawyers, Guns, and Money – How can airports ensure public safety while complying with open carry laws and other Second Amendment initiatives?
4:00 – 4:30 PM Moderator:
David Ferree, Assistant City Attorney, Des Moines Airport Authority
Speakers:
Lee Thomson, Deputy District Attorney Clark County District Attorney Civil Division, McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas Brian Sadek, Assistant General Counsel, Wayne County Airport Authority (Detroit)
4:30 – 5:00 PM
How do airports deal with different legal standards for marijuana possession in different jurisdictions?
Moderator: Speaker:
Evening
Daniel S. Reimer, Assistant General Counsel, Denver International Airport Paul M. Bintinger, Senior Port Counsel, Port of Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) Free for informal networking
Saturday, April 18, 2105 8:00 – 10:00 AM
Registration Bienville; Hotel Monteleone
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast La Nouvelle Orleans West; Hotel Monteleone
8:30 - 9:30 AM
CLOSED SESSION La Nouvelle Orleans East; Hotel Monteleone
8:30 – 9:30 AM Moderator:
Cases/Speakers:
Litigation Update (Closed Session: No one representing interests adverse to airports on topics being discussed may attend during that discussion) Joseph F. Messina, Divisional Deputy City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia Law Department Philadelphia International Airport
United Part 16 Case on EWR Rates and Charges Mocek v. City of Albuquerque: Peter Pierotti, Assistant City Attorney, Aviation, Albuquerque International Sunport Grand Strand Airport Part 16 skydiving case: David Bannard, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
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Palm Beach Airport Donald Trump case and East Hampton Part 16 case on landing fees and fuel flowage fees: Eric Pilsk, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP Ontario Litigation: Scott Lewis, Partner, Anderson & Kreiger LLP 9:30 AM – 12:30PM
GENERAL SESSION La Nouvelle Orleans East; Hotel Monteleone
9:30 - 10:15 AM Moderator: Speaker:
Droning on: Airport Challenges Relating to the Emergence of Domestic Operations of So-Called Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) Carlene McIntyre, Assistant General Counsel, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Gary A. Michel, Consulting Counsel, Wiley Rein LLP
10:15 – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 –11:30 AM
TSA Update – Hot topics/discussion with TSA Chief Counsel
Moderator:
Speaker:
11:30 AM–12:30PM
Moderator:
Speakers:
12:30 PM
Emily K. Neuberger, Committee Chair, Senior Vice President & General Counsel Wayne County Airport Authority, Detroit Metro Airport Francine Kerner, Chief Counsel, Transportation Security Administration
A Well-Grounded Transportation Policy: Update on Ride-Booking, Car-Sharing, and Taxi-Related Issues. Legal concerns regarding impacts on parking and rental car operations Sheryl Bregman, Airport General Counsel, Office of the San Francisco City Attorney San Francisco International Airport Robert C. Watson, Senior Vice President & CLO, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Wendy Hain, Assistant General Counsel, Port of Portland (Portland International Airport) Daniel S. Reimer, Assistant General Counsel, Denver International Airport Susana Carbajal, Attorney, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Conference Concludes
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