Charles Smith
Partner at Cantey Hanger LLP
- Role
- Partner at Cantey Hanger Llp
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Partner
Jan 2014 — Present
Widely diversified experience in airframe manufacturers, air carrier litigation, aviation product manufacturer litigation, aerial applicator/toxic tort litigation, fixed base operator and aircraft owner/operator litigation, including large aircraft completion and large aircraft refurbishment litigation for owner/operators.• Litigation projects include aircraft intellectual property; aircraft service centers; complex financing transactions involving letters of credit, offshore insurance and reinsurance financial transactions; Directors and Officer Liability litigation, financing and usury litigation, lender liability litigation; commercial collections; bankruptcy and other projects involving contracts, securities, conspiracy, RICO, fraud, misrepresentation, conversion, negligence, and Deceptive Trade Practice litigation.• Outside General Counsel, Officer and Director of Regional Airline and Jet Charter Service (19••••86); Aircraft Sales and Brokerage clients and general business clients dealing with lease negotiation for real estate, employee relations law and aircraft and equipment purchasing, sale and leasing transactions involving transport aircraft (Boeing 727 and Douglas DC-9 aircraft) and executive jet aircraft; banking transactions involving asset based and floor plan financing for aircraft and inventory; complex aircraft construction and interior finishing contracts.
Education
SMU Dedman School of Law
Juris Doctor, Business/Litigation
1971 — 1974
SMU Cox School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance and Accounting
1968 — 1971
Skills
- Torts
- Leadership
- Civil Litigation
- Legal Research
- Litigation
- • 1976 - Appointed Accident Prevention Safety Counselor by the Federal Aviation
- Intellectual Property
- Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
- Corporate Governance
- Contract Negotiation
- Insurance
- Corporate Law
- Aviation and Business Litigation
- Certified Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic
- Aviation Law
- Real Estate
- Securities
- Commercial Litigation
- Fraud
- Bankruptcy
- Aviation
- Type Rated in Learjet 20/30 Series
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Certified Flight Instructor--Single and Multiengine Aircraft, and Instruments
- Type Rated in Cessna Citation Jet Ce 510 Mustang--Single Pilot Type Rating
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