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Pillsbury’s internationally renowned cross-disciplinary Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) team is composed of lawyers who are authorities on the relevant legal and regulatory issues the UAS industry face, from aviation to privacy, security to communications, and trade controls to insurance.
Pillsbury’s UAS lawyers serve as legal counsel to a number of world-class companies and universities that are actively seeking to leverage and realize the full commercial potential of UAS. Our lawyers provide up-to-the-minute guidance on UAS licensing and operation and regularly and actively engage in the discussion of policies, regulations, technologies and procedures needed for UAS integration. We also counseled businesses and associations on comments to the FAA’s proposed rules for the commercial operation and certification of sUAS, which will now shape the UAS landscape for years to come.
Our lawyers identify trends and concerns, and help clients analyze, synthesize and fully understand the applicable and evolving international, regional and national UAS laws and regulations. We help clients evaluate key UAS-related safety, privacy, environmental, security, liability and other questions that remain unresolved. From insurance issues to spectrum availability to management issues to legal compliance and liability concerns, Pillsbury is helping clients proactively identify risks, have a voice in the debate over regulatory and legislative developments and position themselves as market leaders.
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With strong industry and government relationships, our lawyers focus on helping the UAS industry develop safe, carefully considered policies and rules for both public and private UAS operations. Pillsbury’s UAS team provides guidance on the licensing and operation of UAS to clients in multiple industries, including:
Our UAS lawyers include experienced practitioners in:
Pillsbury’s UAS practice obtained the first-ever FAA approval for UAS nighttime operation.
Our lawyers regularly speak about future UAS legal framework and upcoming challenges at Royal Aeronautical Society, American Bar Association (ABA), and Leiden University conferences, and before the Aviation Assembly at the Royal Netherlands Embassy.