Mr. Quinn is a partner and co-leader of Pillsbury's top-ranked aviation practice. He also serves as General Counsel and Secretary of the Flight Safety Foundation, and Editor-in-Chief of The Air & Space Lawyer, the legal journal of the ABA Forum on air & Space Law.

For the third year in a row, the Chambers USA 2008 Guide singled out Mr. Quinn for praise and ranked Pillsbury's aviation practice as "National, Tier 1." He represents airlines, aerospace companies, airports, Fortune 500 companies, developers, on-line travel companies, global distribution systems, private equity and hedge funds, and aircraft lenders/lessors in a variety of regulatory, litigation, acquisition, antitrust, enforcement, legislative, product liability, and criminal matters.

His recent efforts include serving as counsel to the cities of New York and Chicago on airport and congestion matters. He is representing several companies regarding requests for airline antitrust immunity. After his successful battle to gain U.S. DOT certification for Virgin America, he now represents the carrier on multiple matters.  He serves as Special Regulatory Counsel to Frontier Airlines. Mr. Quinn is a preferred provider of legal services for one of the worlds largest leasing companies. He represents multiple aircraft and engine manufacturers on certification, regulatory and enforcement matters. He counsels  municipalities, energy companies and developers in airspace hazard matters, advises companies involved in the use of corporate aircraft, and represents entities in airline, fixed-based operator, aircraft, and maintenance company acquisitions. He represented MAXjet Airways in bankruptcy and regulatory matters. he is litigating cases in the Second Circuit, Eleventh Circuit and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals for airport and airline clients. He has represented multiple clients in FAA and NTSB investigations and criminal prosecutions after airline crashes. He is currently serving as the Chief Judge of an AAA/ICDR arbitral panel in an aviation dispute between two airlines.

Mr. Quinn was Chief Counsel of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1991-93, and served as counselor to the Secretary of Transportation from 1989-91. He was a Senior Advisor to the Office of the President-elect in 1988.

He has been listed in The International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers since 2004. He is also listed in Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers and in Who's Who International Aviation Lawyers.

Mr. Quinn was appointed in 2007 to serve on the Parish Pastoral Council at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., and serves as Chairman of its Stewardship and Development Committee.

Education

J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1985
with honors, Editor, DePaul Law Review; Editor, A.S.I.L.S. International Law Journal

B.S., Finance, Northern Illinois University, 1982

Admissions

District of Columbia, State of Illinois

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Illinois Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 

Affiliations

Director, International Aviation Club (2008-present)

General Counsel and Secretary, Flight Safety Foundation (2004-present)

Editor-in-Chief, ABA The Air & Space Lawyer (1997-present)

Editor, Annals of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (2006 - present)

Director, DePaul International Aviation Law Institute (2005-present)

Chair (1996-98) and Governing Committee (1994-present), ABA Forum on Air & Space Law

Member, CCH Aviation Law Advisory Council (1999-present)

Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society

Member, ABA Forum on Air & Space Law; ABA Torts Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Aviation and Space Law Committee: and ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice

Member, Wings Club, International Aviation Club, Aeroclub, Airports Council International—Legal Committee, National Republican Lawyers Association, and the Federalist Society

Recent Speaking Engagements

Moderator, "Market-based Remedies to Airport Congestion: Helpful or Harmful?" Webinar, ABA Form on Air & Space Law, October 10, 2008, Washington, D.C.

Panelist, “The Legal Debate and The Zoning Panel, “ FAA’s Competition For The Sky 2008, September 29 – October 2, 2008. Las Vegas, NV.

Moderator, “Global Antitrust and Competition Law,” ABA Forum on Air & Space Law Annual Meeting, Sept. 18-19, 2008. Montréal, Canada.

Panelist, “Data-Sharing in the Spotlight,” 54th Annual Air Safety and Security Forum, Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), August 13-14, 2008. Washington, DC.

Panelist, “The ‘Just Culture’ – Criminal Liability and Safety,” 9th Beaumont International Aviation Conference, June 25-26, 2008. London, United Kingdom

Panelist, "Tackling the Issues that LCCs Face," Low Cost Airlines World Americas, June 17-19, 2008. Coral Gables, FL.

Moderator, “Breaking Down Barriers to Global Capital Investment and Ownership,” 28th Annual New York Airfinance Conference, April 21-22, 2008. New York, NY

Moderator, "Criminalization of Aviation Accidents," European Aviation Safety Seminar, March 10-12, 2008. Bucharest, Romania.

Panelist, "Managing Scarce Airport Resources: Slots, Secondary Trading, Auctions, Congestion Pricing, and the Schedules Conferences," Feb. 10-12, 2008. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Panelist, "Dealing with Airport Congestion and Delays," 2008 AAAE Aviation Issues Conference Agenda, Jan. 6-8, 2008. Kona, HI.

Moderator, "Change in the Airline Industry - New Entrants, Mergers, Competition, and Consolidation," ABA Forum on Air & Space Law Annual Meeting, Oct. 4-5, 2007. Memphis, TN.

Panelist, "Claims Handling Developments Around the Word," Munich Liability Seminar of the European Air Law Association, Sept. 21, 2007. Munich, Germany.

Panelist, "Blacklisting of Airlines and Airports Based on Safety and Security Concerns," International Civil Aviation Organization/McGill Institute of Air & Space Law, Worldwide Conference, Sept. 15-16, 2007. Montreal, Canada.

Co-Chair, 27th Annual New York Air Finance Conference. Speaker: "Legal View: Liberalizing Airline Ownership and Control to Drive Growth," April 23-24, 2007. New York, NY.

Moderator, "International Opportunities, International Challenges," ABA Forum on Air & Space Law, Update Conference, Feb 1, 2007. Washington, D.C.

Firm Publications

Preserving the Safety Benefits of Voluntary Disclosure Programs, July 2008

FAA Emphasizes Part 135 Operational Control Requirements, 02-Nov-2007

External Publications

Battling Accident Criminalization, Aero Safety World, January 2007