Kevin Lewis

KEVIN LEWIS serves as co-leader of Sidley’s Aviation and Airlines industry team, co-leader of the firm’s Transportation practice, and served for many years as the co-managing partner of the firm’s Houston office. Kevin has established a national reputation as a highly experienced corporate lawyer with a multifaceted practice built around corporate governance, M&A, capital markets and all manner of transactions, focusing on the aviation, other transportation and energy industries. Kevin’s practice continues to focus on leading-edge transportation transactions, such as United and JetBlue’s consumer collaboration linking their MileagePlus and TrueBlue programs. Kevin also led United Airlines Ventures in its launch of the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund SM, a first-of-its-kind investment vehicle designed to support start-ups focused on decarbonizing air travel by accelerating the research, production, and technologies associated with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), winning Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards.

Building on nearly 40 years of experience advising the aviation industry, Kevin represents several major airlines in corporate venture capital investments, ESG initiatives, M&A transactions, loyalty transactions, joint venture and alliance transactions, and in all aspects of the regional airline segment, including spinoffs, mergers and acquisitions, capacity purchase and similar agreements, and dispute resolution. Kevin also represents clients on a variety of surface and sea transportation matters, including major retailers installing nationwide EV charger networks and cruise lines developing sustainable vessel fuel, as well as aircraft engine and avionics manufacturers and other air transportation industry participants.