Hogan & Hartson’s aerospace and defense practice is recognized for completing business transactions in the worldwide aerospace and defense marketplace; guiding clients through the complex and specialized network of U.S. and European laws and regulations that govern the industry; aggressively representing our clients’ interests in governmental and commercial disputes and investigations; and adroitly handling the full breadth of intellectual property issues faced by clients worldwide.

With our historical base in Washington, D.C. and offices spanning the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, we represent clients ranging from the largest U.S. and European aerospace and defense companies, to emerging companies building new products and systems, to individual investors and aircraft owners.

Whether our clients need assistance to acquire a business, negotiate complex teaming agreements and joint ventures, raise equity and debt capital, restructure their debt, utilize offset credits, conduct domestic or foreign procurements, participate in a public private partnership, or tour space, Hogan & Hartson’s global team of lawyers know the aerospace and defense industry inside-and-out. We are adept at helping our clients meet and exceed their business objectives, while satisfying legal requirements.

Former Public Leadership Positions

• Former general counsel for the U.S. Department of Treasury (DOT)
• Two former chief counsels to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Former deputy general counsel for procurement and technology transfer at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• Two former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners, a former assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division, a former Cabinet secretary, and a former head of the FTC Premerger Notification Office
• Former chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Law Section
• Former Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Former head of the European Commission’s Washington delegation and the commission’s former deputy director-general for external relations
• Former U.S. trade representative and U.S. secretary of agriculture
• Former chief counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and former associate director, Division of Enforcement, SEC
• Former director of the Cabinet of Ministers, Head of the Council of Ministers’ Office, the Republic of Poland
• Former deputy division director, Legislative Affairs Commission, National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China, and former legal officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China

• Air Transport Association
• Alcatel Alenia Space
• Dennis Tito, Mark Shuttleworth and Dr. Gregory Olsen, commercial space participants
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. 
• EADS Eurocopter
• EADS SOGERMA
• European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company
• European Satellite Action Plan
• General Dynamics Corporation
• Jet Airways (India)
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• National Aeronautic Association
• NetJets
• XM Satellite Radio