James Waldon to speak at the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering, May 5th, 2019


James (Jim) Waldon will be speaking at the 22nd Annual Great Alaskan Aviation Gathering, on May 5th, hosted by the Alaska Airmen Association. His presentation will cover What Can Go Wrong If You Don’t Have A Good Aircraft Purchase Agreement.  Presentation time will be 3pm in the Speakers Tent at Ted Stevens Intl Airport, FedEx Hangar.

More information regarding the event is located at https://www.greatalaskaaviationgathering.org/
and will be streaming live on the Alaska Airmen Facebook page.

Jim has extensive legal and management experience within the aviation industry, including Lead Counsel at Alaska Airlines and Senior Attorney at Trans World Airlines. He holds a commercial pilot license with over 2,500 hours and was the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of a regional Hawaiian airline, as well as Managing Partner of Waldon Law Group, a law practice with an aviation focus. His practice, Paramount Law Group, focuses on aircraft transactions and finance and Federal Aviation Administration regulatory matters, general business, and corporate law. He represents domestic airlines and business aircraft owners and operators. He assists clients in establishing appropriate operating structures for aircraft to comply with the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration regulatory requirements and has represented numerous clients in regard to participation in fractional ownership programs. Jim represents clients before the FAA in enforcement actions and assists in obtaining Part 135, 121, and 129 authority for commercial operators. Jim is frequently consulted by local media to discuss various aviation topics.

Paramount Law Group was founded 9 years ago and is a law firm located in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon.   For more information please contact Jim Waldon at 206.612.7938 or at https://www.paramountlawgroup.com/.

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