Mark McKinnon has worked for over 30 years in all areas of aviation and transportation law, including litigation, appellate, regulatory and other administrative matters. He has written and spoken extensively on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and aviation matters. In addition, he is co-editor of the Plane-ly Spoken blog, which is dedicated to providing up-to-date news, analysis, and opinion on issues that affect the aviation industry.Mark began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Richard Suhrheinrich on both the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mark has extensive appellate and litigation experience in a wide range of areas including foreign and domestic mass disasters, multidistrict litigation, federal aviation regulatory and enforcement actions, insurance coverage, complex commercial litigation involving intellectual property and unfair trade practices, the Federal Tort Claims Act, and government contractor actions.Mark has worked extensively on a wide range of issues related to unmanned aircraft, including waivers, exemptions, and aircraft and air carrier certificates. He has assisted clients in their efforts to obtain approval for complex commercial UAS operations, including beyond visual line of sight, autonomous flight, flight over people, and flight in complex operational environments. In addition, Mark has represented clients in FAA civil penalty proceedings related to the operation of unmanned aircraft. Mark has also advised clients on issues regarding the state and local regulation of unmanned aircraft, federal preemptionIn addition, he has litigated and advised clients on numerous aspects of international air transportation, including the application of the Warsaw Convention, Hague Convention, Montreal Protocols, Montreal Convention, and International Civil Aviation Organization’s International Standards and Recommended Practices.