Andrew Steinberg, Top U.S. Aviation Official, Joins Jones Day's Washington Office

Expands Firm's Expertise In Regulatory Issues for Airlines,
Aerospace And Travel Companies
WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
The international law firm Jones Day today announced that Andrew
B. Steinberg will join the Firm's government regulation practice as a
partner in Washington effective May 1.

Mr. Steinberg comes to Jones Day after five years of public
service at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he served both
as the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs and
as the Chief Counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration. He has
also held a variety of high-level legal and executive posts in the
travel and transportation industries, including executive vice
president, and general counsel of Travelocity.com, the travel website,
and of Sabre Holdings, a leading travel technology and computer
reservations systems company, and associate general counsel of
American Airlines.

"Andy brings a unique blend of expertise from both the public and
private sectors that will enable us to tackle the toughest regulatory
issues for clients across the air transportation, aerospace and travel
distribution sectors," said Donald B. Ayer, partner in charge of Jones
Day's Government Regulation practice.

Mr. Steinberg's tenure at the U.S. Department of Transportation
was marked by several achievements, including conclusion of the
historic "open skies plus" agreement liberalizing aviation between the
United States and the European Union, negotiation of a new bilateral
arrangement expanding airline services to China, and the completion of
key safety rulemakings, airport environmental reviews, and technology
procurements by the FAA. He also served as DOT's lead representative
to the U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization at its 2007
assembly on global climate change and aviation. Mr. Steinberg is a
leading expert on regulatory issues affecting air taxi services,
avionics firms, aircraft manufacturers and other companies in the
growing market for "on demand" air travel.

Mr. Steinberg earned a bachelor's degree in politics in 1980 from
Princeton University, magna cum laude, and his J.D. in 1984 from
Harvard Law School, cum laude. After law school, he clerked for the
Hon. Richard A. Gadbois, Jr., United States District Judge
(CD-California). Mr. Steinberg is admitted to practice in California,
Texas and the District of Columbia.

"I'm deeply honored to join a firm with such a storied history in
aviation law," Mr. Steinberg said. He noted that Jones Day founding
partner L. Welch Pogue (1899-2003) helped write the original rules for
commercial airline travel while at the Civil Aeronautics Board, which
he headed from 1942 to 1946, and represented the United States at the
historic conference that produced the 1944 Chicago Convention, which
still governs international aviation.

Today, Jones Day is an international law firm with 30 locations in
centers of business and finance throughout the world. With more than
2,300 lawyers, including more than 400 in Europe, and 200 in Asia, it
ranks among the world's largest law firms. Jones Day acts as principal
outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for,
more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies. Jones Day's
Washington office was established in 1946 and today has more than 200
lawyers practicing in an historic office building across the street
from the U.S. Capitol.

Jones Day, Washington
Andy Steinberg, 202-879-3808
Don Ayer, 202-879-4689
or
Rackmil Associates, New York
Fred Rackmil, 212-421-0044

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