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Experienced Administrative, Litigation and Transactional Lawyers

Call +1-202-331-3348 or contact the firm online to schedule an appointment to discuss your legal concerns.

Located in Washington, DC, the senior partners at the law firm Kirstein & Young have focused on protecting clients in litigation and federal regulatory and administrative matters for over 35 years. Primarily concentrating on domestic and international aviation law , and Department of Transportation agencies, the partners find creative solutions to achieve clients’ goals and objectives.

The firm has extensive experience in antitrust, aviation, international privacy, litigation, legislative and federal administrative matters, including e.g. rail and highway safety. They have successfully represented a wide range of aviation and other clients, including:

• Foreign and domestic airlines
• Airports
• State and local governments
• Manufacturers
• Shipping companies
• Testing laboratories
• Trade associates

Joanne Young, Partner

With over three decades of legal experience in aviation, federal administrative law, litigation and commercial law, attorney Young will handle your legal issues with the federal government or private parties.

Attorney Young is a past president of the International Aviation Women’s Association, and arranged the group’s first annual conference in Asia. She is also a past president of the of the International Aviation Club, the Washington Foreign Law Society, and the Women’s Bar of Washington.

David Kirstein, Partner

Over the past 30 years, attorney Kirstein has represented domestic and foreign air carriers, airports, manufacturers and others in a wide range of federal regulatory, antitrust, litigation and commercial transactions.

He served as the general counsel of the Civil Aeronautics Board and as counsel for the Senate Aviation Subcommittee. Mr. Kirstein is currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of Virginia Law School, where he teaches aviation law.

Washington Aviation Summary

For more than 20 years, Joanne Young has published this monthly executive summary of recent events in the global aviation industry. Click here to read the monthly summaries.

Over Three Decades of Experience Working for You

Call +1-202-331-3348 or contact the firm online to schedule a consultation with one of the experienced lawyers at Kirstein & Young, PLLC. Our office is located on K Street in Washington, DC, although we represent clients throughout the world.