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David D. Warner

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David Warner is a focused aviation lawyer, advising clients in the acquisition, disposition, operation, leasing and financing of new and pre-owned aircraft.

He advises aircraft owners and operators — high-net-worth or entrepreneurial individuals, and corporate flight departments — in all phases of the aircraft acquisition/disposition and operation processes. David also represents aviation-focused lenders in the origination/documentation and enforcement of aircraft financing arrangements.

He has extensive knowledge on the broad range of aviation matters and regularly counsels clients on matters related to crafting and implementing tax efficient structures, FAA and DOT regulatory matters, aircraft operational and management arrangements, and personal-use issues.

David has served on the Board of Directors and acted as General Counsel for the National Aircraft Finance Association for 20 years and the Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association for nine years. He is an active member in the National Aircraft Resale Association.

David’s most recent deals have involved the following types of aircraft:

Bombardier — Global
Bombardier — Challenger 300, 604, 650
Gulfstream — G650ER, G650, G550, G450, G280
Pilatus PC-12
Beech King Air
Learjet 45, 45XR, 65
Embraer — Phenom 300, Legacy
Agusta (helicopters)
Bell (helicopters)
Sikorsky (helicopters)
Cessna – Citation (various models), Mustang, XLS+, Excel
Dassault – Falcon 50, 200, 900LX, 2000
Hawker – 400, 800
Beech 400XPR
Nextant 400NXT
Boeing Business Jets: 737-VIP, 757-VIP, 747-VIP, 787-VIP

He is also an experienced business attorney. David has represented clients ranging from startups to large public companies, and counseled Boards of Directors for more than 35 years.

Community Involvement

National Aircraft Finance Association (1990-Present)

General Counsel (1997-Present)
Member, Board of Directors (1998-2010)

Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association (2008-Present)

General Counsel (2008-Present)
Member, Board of Directors (2008-Present)

National Aircraft Resale Association, Member

State Bar of Washington, Member (2008-Present)

State Bar of Michigan (active 1980-2014; emeritus 2014-Present)

Chairman, Program Committee (1988-1994)
Member, Governing Council, Business Law Section (1985-1995)
Member, Committee on State Regulation of Securities (1990-2008)
Member, Ad Hoc Committee Standardization of Legal Opinions in Business Transactions (1990-1994)

Thought Leadership

March 26, 2020Publication
FAA Registry Update
COVID-19 Resource
March 19, 2020Publication
COVID-19 and the FAA Aircraft Registry
COVID-19 Resource
November 22, 2019Event / CLE
New Aircraft Tariff Poses Challenges to US Operators
Transportation Legal Update
December 4, 2018Event / CLE
Alternatives for Ownership & Operation of Aircraft
Conklin & de Decker Aircraft Acquisition Planning Seminar | Scottsdale, Arizona
December 21, 2017Publication
Highlights of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for Aircraft Owners
Transportation Legal Update
November 17, 2017Publication
Aircraft Sales and Proposed Tax Legislation: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Eliminates Like-Kind Aircraft Exchange
Transportation Legal Update
September 24, 2017Event / CLE
Pacific Northwest Aviation Law Conference
King County Bar Association | Bellingham, Washington
March 6, 2017Event / CLE
Importing and Exporting Helicopters
Helicopter Association International | Dallas, Texas
June 12, 2015News
Lane Powell Client Tests Vertical Takeoff of Boeing 787

Practices & Industries

Corporate, Securities and M&A
Transportation

Education

University of Michigan Law School, J.D., with honors, 1980
University of Michigan, B.B.A., cum laude, 1977
- Beta Alpha Psi
- Phi Eta Sigma

Admissions

Washington
Michigan (Inactive)

Honors

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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