Robert E. Cohn
Senior Counsel Global Regulatory
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Overview
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Chambers USA 2019"[Cohn] has a lot of great expertise in the aviation regulatory world. He knows all the players in the market and offers a really important perspective."
With a decades-long aviation-focused legal career, Bob Cohn is widely recognized as one of the deans of the U.S. aviation bar. He heads Hogan Lovells' global Aviation practice and brings a wealth of aviation industry knowledge and skill sets to client problem solving and advocacy.
Bob advises a broad array of clients spanning every sector of air transport, including major U.S. and foreign passenger and cargo airlines; regional airlines; new entrant/low cost carriers; and helicopter operators. He also represents municipalities; airport owners and operators; airport developers; private equity and venture capital firms; maintenance/repair/overhaul companies; trade associations; and aviation technology companies.
Bob has been at the forefront of U.S. lawyers handling leading-edge aviation matters, including serving as general counsel to one of the first post-deregulation airlines. Under Bob's leadership, Chambers USA has consistently ranked Hogan Lovells as the top U.S. aviation law firm.
Bob's practice spans every facet of aviation law, including airline licensing and compliance, airport certification and compliance, airport privatization, antitrust, airline investment structures, airport use and lease agreements, aircraft acquisitions and financing, mergers and acquisitions, U.S. Export Import Bank financings, and public private partnerships. He advises clients on domestic and cross-border acquisition; financing and leasing of aircraft, engines, and spare parts; Unmanned Aircraft Systems (drones); negotiating and obtaining government approvals of global antitrust immunized joint venture alliances; and complex airport privatization (P3) projects.
With his knowledge of the aviation industry and respected relationships with government agency regulators, Bob is able to bring unparalleled insight to achieving client goals timely and efficiently.
Chambers USA 2019"They are very focused on client service, providing timely and thoughtful answers to our problems."
Representative experience
Credentials
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1969
- B.A., Syracuse University, 1966
- District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Member, Aero Club
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, International Aviation Club