Katrin M. Andrews-Gist

Attorney | Seattle | 206.223.7050 | andrewsk@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Katrin Andrews-Gist focuses her practice on aviation law and advises clients on aircraft acquisition, disposition, operation, leasing and financing, as well as Federal Aviation Administration regulatory matters, general business and corporate law. Katrin has represented numerous corporate and private purchasers and sellers of aircraft, and has assisted clients in forming operating structures that work to shield tax, FAA and general liabilities. She regularly assists purchasers of Boeing aircraft from all over the world, including the B-787 aircraft, with Boeing contract negotiations, analysis, and consequences for delayed delivery dates. In addition, she has worked with foreign airlines regarding foreign ownership requirements and domestic acquisitions, during which time she was in close contact with the Department of Transportation.

In addition to Katrin’s extensive experience advising clients regarding transactional aviation law matters, she also assists clients with aviation-related litigation, ranging from disputes over aircraft manufacturer purchase agreements to aircraft fractional share company contracts and re-purchase rights.

Katrin is the past president of the King County Bar Association Aviation Section, and is a German citizen and a native speaker, reader and writer of German. She is one of a handful of German-speaking aviation lawyers in the United States, and also assists German, Swiss and Austrian clients who desire a German-speaking lawyer in the United States in a variety of legal matters.

Professional Experience

Managed restoration and historical documentation of German WWII aircraft in Vulcan’s Flying Heritage Collection (2003-2005)
Assistant to President / German Translation, Abbatare Inc., (2002-2004)
Intern, SciTech Communications, Heidelberg, Germany (2001-2002)
Intern, United States Senator Slade Gordon (1999-2000)

Admitted to Practice

Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisiana (pro hac vice)

Academics

Seattle University School of Law, (J.D., cum laude, with a focus area in International Law)
- Access to Justice Institute Language Bank Volunteer Legal Interpreter
- Selected from 2L class for participation in Tausend Appellate Argument Competition
- Moot Court competitor, Tausend Appellate Argument Competition
- Studied abroad with Supreme Court Justice Kennedy, Salzburg, Austria
University of Washington, (B.A., International Political Economy, and German Language and Literature, Honors, 2002)
- Delta Phi German Honor Society

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

Aviation
Litigation

Representative Aviation Matters

Represented foreign government in acquisition of Boeing 747-800 aircraft from Boeing
Represented aircraft leasing company in acquisition of Boeing 787 aircraft from Boeing
Represented airline in acquisition of Boeing 777 aircraft from Boeing
Represented airline in acquisition of Boeing 777-200ER aircraft from Boeing
Represented foreign company in acquisition of Boeing 737 aircraft from Boeing
Represented airline in acquisition and lease of Boeing 747-412F aircraft
Represented airline in acquisition and lease of Eurocopter Super Puma helicopter
Represented airline in acquisition and lease of Boeing 747-400BCF aircraft
Represented purchaser in acquisition of Bombardier Global Express aircraft
Represented purchaser in acquisition of Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft
Represented purchaser in acquisition of Dassault Falcon 2000 aircraft
Represented purchaser in acquisition of Cessna Citation X aircraft
Represented purchaser in acquisition of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft
Represented purchaser in acquisition of Bombardier Learjet 60 aircraft
Represented purchaser in acquisition of Bombardier Learjet 31A aircraft
Represented seller in sale of Dassault Falcon 50 aircraft
Represented seller in sale of King Air B200 aircraft
Represented seller in sale of Bombardier Challenger 601 aircraft
Represented seller in sale of Cessna Citation VII aircraft
Represented lender in financing foreign government’s acquisition of Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft
Represented lender in financing acquisition of Gulfstream 200 aircraft
Represented lender in financing acquisition of Gulfstream 450 aircraft
Represented numerous purchasers of aircraft fractional shares and represent fractional share owners with their fractional share repurchases
Represented foreign airline in acquisition of domestic airline
Represented owner of Dornier aircraft in dispute with aircraft outfitting company regarding supplemental type certificate

TV/Radio Interviews

Guest Commentator for FOX Business News’ America’s Nightly Scoreboard Segment “JetBlue Leaves Passengers Stranded on Tarmac for 7 Hours,” October 31, 2011

Publications

“Is Your Aircraft Lessee Sufficiently Compensating You for Fuel?,” Lane Powell Aviation Industry Legal Update, June 2008

Professional and Community Activities

King County Bar Association Aviation Section
- President, 2009-2010
- Vice President, 2008-2009
- Treasurer, 2007-2008
Member, International Aviation Womens’ Association
Seattle University School of Law, Aviation Law Guest Lecturer
Member, Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association
Member, National Business Aviation Association
Member, Women in Corporate Aviation
Pro bono co-counsel, capital post-conviction appeal