Sponsorships

Jones Day sponsors IATA Legal Symposium with partner John Goetz speaking on implications of social media for airlines

John D. Goetz, partner in the Business and Tort Litigation (USA) group in Pittsburgh, who focuses his practice on product liability and aviation law, will speak at the upcoming 2012 IATA Legal Symposium in Shanghai, on the use of social media and its legal implications for the airline industry. Also, Sebastien J. Evrard, partner in the Antitrust & Competition Law Practice in Beijing, will address the airlines General Counsel Forum on "Competition Law in China: Current Issues for the Airlines Industry." The IATA Legal Symposium, which Jones Day has sponsored since 2007, will be held in Shanghai from February 5 through 7, 2012.

The IATA Legal Symposium (the International Air Transport Association) has established itself as the world’s premier aviation law event, garnering a reputation for its insight and relevance to the airlines industry throughout the world. Every year, the IATA Legal Symposium has brought together leaders in the airlines and aviation field, such as in-house counsel, private practitioners, and government lawyers who offer their knowledge and expertise in a unique learning and networking experience. Jones Day lawyers have consistently been featured as speakers at various IATA Legal Symposium events, on various issues ranging from competition and antitrust law, airlines regulatory issues, developments in aviation litigation, and the growing trend throughout the world of "criminalizing" conduct which may lead to aviation accidents.