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KEVIN LEWIS serves as co-leader of Sidley’s Transportation practice and of its Aviation and Airlines industry team, and is the former co-managing partner of the firm’s Houston office. Kevin has an established national reputation as a highly experienced corporate and transactional lawyer with a multifaceted practice built around corporate governance, M&A and capital markets, focusing on the global aviation, transportation, logistics, and energy industries. Kevin has represented many of his clients for 3 or 4 decades, and his award-winning practice recently has focused on innovative transactions furthering sustainable air and surface transportation and M&A and alliance transactions in the airline industry.
In a recent publication, the chief legal officer of one of the world’s largest airlines praised Kevin’s industry acumen, saying “Kevin is a great lawyer who knows the airline industry better than just about any other lawyer.”
Building on more than 35 years of experience advising the aviation industry, Kevin represents several major airlines in M&A transactions, corporate venture capital investments, loyalty transactions, joint venture and alliance transactions, sustainability initiatives, and in all aspects of the regional airline segment, including spinoffs, mergers and acquisitions, capacity purchase and similar agreements, and dispute resolution. Kevin has also represented aircraft engine and avionics manufacturers and other industry participants.