Over Four Decades of Providing Aviation and Aerospace Legal and Consulting Advice

Rachel Trinder has worked as an aviation and aerospace legal advocate and government affairs adviser in Washington, D.C. for over four decades, advising airports, airlines, helicopter operators, financial institutions, aircraft and aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, aircraft conversion companies, and other entities on an extensive range of aviation and aerospace legal, regulatory, and related matters. Prior to forming her own firm, Rachel was a partner for many years in a then - leading Washington, D.C. law firm, managing a significant aviation and aerospace practice.

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Areas of Experience

Rachel Trinder is the President and CEO of the Washington, D.C. Law Firm of Trinder Aviation & Aerospace Advocacy.

Rachel’s experience in aviation and aerospace legal and government affairs is broad and deep, and spans over four decades. Rachel serves as lead counsel to major entities worldwide that need advice in these areas, addressing matters as diverse as airport and air carrier regulatory compliance, air services international bilateral agreements, contracting, and Homeland Security facilitation matters.

Industry and Business Involvement

Rachel is Active in the Washington Aviation and Legal Community.

Throughout her several decades of practicing law, Rachel has been actively involved in many of the Washington, D.C. and international groups that are at the heart of the aviation and aerospace community, including airport and aviation trade associations, Bar associations, and various industry groups.

Representative Projects

Rachel has over four decades of in-depth, hands-on experience in a broad range of aviation and aerospace legal matters. Examples of her work include:

For a major U.S. airport, successfully managing and concluding a large-scale Federal audit of expenditures for compliance with FAA airport revenue requirements and other U.S. laws.

Publications

“Financing a Communications Satellite Venture: Assessing Regulatory Risk is Key,” Satellite Finance, June 11, 1998 (with Pamela L. Meredith).

“The International Airports of the Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzen Triangle: Can They All Succeed? Annals of Air and Space Law, vol. XXI, Part I (1996).

“International Leasing of Aircraft: A Basic Introduction to the Operating Lease” in The Use of Air and Outer Space Cooperation and Competition, Kluwer (1998).

Bar and Industry Memberships

Rachel is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is a speaker and author on a variety of aviation, space, and business topics. Among her awards are the Federal Bar Association Distinguished Service award, an English Speaking Union Fellowship, and the Harmsworth Award from the Inns of Court, London.