Gates, David

Bruce H. Rabinovitz is a partner in the firm's Regulatory and Government Affairs Department, and a member of the Aviation and European Regulatory Practice Groups. He joined the firm in 2000.

Practice

Mr. Rabinovitz has over 30 years of experience representing US and foreign air carriers in a variety of administrative, adjudicatory and enforcement matters before the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration. He also counsels US and foreign air carriers regarding compliance with US antitrust laws and unfair competition laws administered by the Department of Transportation. Mr. Rabinovitz has extensive experience advising clients involved in aircraft sale, lease, and financing transactions, including negotiating operating, finance and cross-border license agreements; purchase agreements with airframe and engine manufacturers; product support and maintenance agreements; and export sales agreements where the US Ex-Im Bank has been involved.

Publications

Mr. Rabinovitz is the author of "Congestion Pricing and Capacity-Related Delay at U.S. Airports", published in the American Bar Association's The Air & Space Lawyer, Volume 22 Number 1, 2008 (co-authored with Neil J. King).

Honors and Awards

• Selected as a leader in aviation law in the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 editions of Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and listed in The International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers in 2008, 2011 and 2012 
• Nominated for inclusion in Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers, 6th and 7th editions
• Recognized for exceptional standing in the legal community in the area of transportation in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business