Thomas J. Strueber to Lead Aerospace and Aviation Product Liability Practice
April 3, 2006
ATLANTA (April 3, 2006) – McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announces today that Thomas J. Strueber has joined the firm as a partner and new leader of its Aerospace and Aviation Product Liability Practice. Building on the firm’s extensive tort footprint, Strueber will work jointly with Raymond B. Biagini, who has long represented manufacturers of military aircraft and other military products, to expand and increase the visibility of the Aerospace and Aviation Product Liability Practice, which represents companies across the radar screen, from manufacturers to governmental contractors to industry consortiums.
“Tom Strueber brings to McKenna Long & Aldridge more than 25 years’ experience defending the aviation industry in plane crash lawsuits, mass disasters and related major aviation disputes,” said Philip A. Bradley, Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. “With his guidance, we are confident our national aviation practice will grow at an even faster pace.”
Attorneys with the Aerospace and Aviation Product Liability Practice represent industry clients in intense, high-profile matters, including:
Having served as a Director of the Aviation Insurance Association and as Vice-Chairman of the Aviation Litigation Committee of the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, Strueber is well-known in the aviation legal community. He is a member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators and is a frequent lecturer at aviation legal seminars, including the annual SMU Air Law Symposium in Dallas, Texas.
Strueber holds an FAA airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic’s license and an FAA commercial pilot’s license with instrument and multiengine ratings. He will reside in the firm’s Atlanta office.