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Welford brings substantial capabilities to the firm on a\nwide range of matters in the area of aviation security law and policy involving\nU.S. government agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration\n(TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Customs and Border\nProtection (CBP). Welford focuses her practice on representing airlines,\nairports, and other regulated entities before TSA on civil enforcement actions\nas well as counseling regulated entities on compliance with TSA security\nregulations. She also advises on the legal and business ramifications of\nevolving TSA and CBP legislative and regulatory changes as well as\ntransactional matters with an aviation security nexus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRachel\u2019s experience with aviation security matters,\nparticularly at the intersection of security law, policy, and compliance will\nbe of great value to the firm\u2019s airline and other aviation industry clients,\u201d\nsays David Heffernan, a member of the firm’s Transportation & Trade Group\nand co-chair of its Aviation Industry Team. \u201cOur clients are facing\nincreasingly complex legal and operational challenges in the security area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Previously at Cozen O\u2019Connor, as part of her broader\naviation practice, Welford guided major aviation companies through the\nincreasingly complex safety and economic regulatory measures promulgated by\ndomestic and international regulatory bodies. She also counseled U.S. and\nforeign airlines on strategies for compliance with consumer protection and\naviation safety laws implemented by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and\nthe Federal Aviation Administration. In addition to helping clients secure\neconomic and code sharing authority and international frequencies from the DOT,\nshe guided enterprises through aviation regulatory issues concerning mergers\nand acquisitions, licensing and certification, and briefed clients on due\ndiligence associated with multi-million-dollar commercial aviation\ntransactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAviation industry regulation is intense and unremitting.\nTo meet compliance directives and maximize economic performance, our clients\nneed dedicated aviation counsel with a proven track record,\u201d says Jeffrey Lawrence,\nchair of the firm\u2019s Transportation & Trade Group. \u201cThat\u2019s what Rachel\nbrings, and I\u2019m thrilled to welcome her back to the firm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining Cozen O\u2019Connor, Welford was an associate\nwith Wiley Rein LLP\u2019s Aviation and Corporate Practice groups, advising high net\nworth individuals on FAA regulations pertaining to personal use of business\naircraft and providing counsel on the regulatory landscape surrounding\ncommercial use of unmanned aircraft systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Welford earned her J.D. at George Mason University School\nof Law and her B.A. at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cozen O\u2019Connor has announced that aviation industry attorney Rachel Welford has returned to the firm\u2019s Transportation & Trade Group. She joins Cozen O\u2019Connor from American Airlines, where she served as the director of security and government affairs. Welford will reside in the firm\u2019s Washington D.C. office. Welford brings substantial capabilities to the firm on a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-district-of-columbia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12521,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12519\/revisions\/12521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}