Ms. Wilson has a commercial litigation practice, representing clients internationally and throughout the United States, with particular experience in the aerospace, aviation and insurance industries. She has over 30 years of complex, multijurisdictional and arbitration experience.
Among other significant matters, Ms. Wilson represented EL AL Israel Airlines, Ltd., in the landmark United States Supreme Court multilateral treaty case establishing that the Montreal Convention is the exclusive cause of action, barring recovery under any other alternative theory of liability. In addition to arguing the case before the US Supreme Court, Ms. Wilson tried the case in the Southern District of New York and argued the appeal in the 2nd Circuit. (EL AL Israel Airlines v. Tseng) https://www.oyez.org/cases/1998/97-475. She also represented the airline defendants in the Chan v. Korean Air and Olympic Airways v. Hussain, Supreme Court cases, and has been involved in numerous other petitions to the Supreme Court.
Ms. Wilson provides strategic counseling and representation to a wide variety of airlines, airports and manufacturers in the aerospace and other industries in state and federal courts, as well as assisting them in long-term strategic business decisions.
As a trusted advisor, LeClairRyan provides business counsel and client representation in corporate law and litigation. In this role, the firm applies its knowledge, insight and skill to help clients achieve their business objectives while managing and minimizing their legal risks, difficulties and expenses. With offices in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C., the firm has approximately 325 attorneys representing a wide variety of clients throughout the nation.
