Amundsen Davis

Amundsen Davis, LLC is a litigation and full-service business law firm formed on 1 November 2022 by the combination of SmithAmundsen LLC and Davis Kuelthau s.c., with more than 230 attorneys at the time of the merger. The firm operates fourteen offices across the Midwest, in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio, and on 1 September 2026 added its first Michigan office when Detroit firm Paesano Akkashian, PC joined. It describes its practice as built on integrity, shared values and a commitment to client service, and resolves matters nationally and internationally from its regional base. Its aerospace team is a dedicated practice serving the aviation industry.

Aerospace practice

• Clients include airplane and helicopter pilots, municipalities, airports, aircraft owners and operators, fixed base operators, insurers, maintenance and manufacturing companies, brokers, buyers, sellers, lessees and lessors
• Advice on legislative affairs affecting the aerospace industry, including input on the original and amended Pilots' Bill of Rights, administrative rulemaking, regulatory compliance and enforcement, business deals, aircraft transactions and liability protection
• UAS and drone matters, including regulatory exemptions, certificates of authorisation, product development, operations and defence of certificate actions and civil penalties
• Litigation defending airports, commercial airlines, product manufacturers, pilots, operators, aircraft owners and flight instructors in general aviation, air carrier and helicopter accident cases, mass disaster, commercial disputes, employment claims and complex tort cases, including matters under the Warsaw and Montreal Conventions, the Federal Aviation Regulations and the General Aviation Revitalization Act, and representation at NTSB and FAA hearings and investigations
• FAA enforcement defence, including emergency revocation proceedings, certificate actions related to pilot training and appeals of administrative decisions
• Business counsel on contracts, operating agreements and leases, choice of business structure and incorporation, operator manuals for product manufacturers, FAA regulatory compliance, charter, FBO and airport operations, and purchases and sales of aircraft, equipment and property

Experience

Representative matters listed on the site include defending an international component manufacturer after a helicopter crash, defending a Cessna 421 crash claim, representing a large aircraft association against the FAA, enforcing contractual provisions for FBOs and airports, defending a Cessna Citation breach of contract and fraud case at federal jury trial, defending an owner and FBO at trial, representing a regional bank that finances commercial aircraft purchases, defending an international airline accused of defaulting on an aircraft sale and finance agreement, and defending an airport in a high-profile incident. The wider firm also runs complimentary webcast series on labour and employment law and corporate risk management, and several of its service groups are named in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms.

Shows

Amundsen Davis appears in the sponsor lists of the Aviation Insurance Association Annual Conference 2027, where it is listed as an engagement sponsor.

Contact

Fourteen offices across Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, United States
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