Biography

As the practice group leader of the Aviation Practice Group, Scott McCreary oversees one of the largest and most experienced FAA aircraft title and financing legal teams in the United States. He represents local, national, and international clients in connection with matters involving the buying, selling, leasing and financing of aircraft.  His practice is primarily focused on matters relating to the Cape Town Convention, the Federal Aviation Act and the FAA Aircraft Registry, such as aircraft title, registration, finance and leasing law, as well as regulatory issues relating to the operation of aircraft under Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

Scott is a frequent speaker at aviation conferences in the United States and abroad and has made presentations at venues such as the Strategic Research Institute’s Annual FAA Aircraft Registration, Lien & Securities Interest Conference; the Federal Bar Association’s Aircraft Title, Registration, Finance and Leasing Law Conference; the Institute for International Research’s Corporate Aviation Symposium; the NBAA's Cape Town International Registry Meeting; and the Geneva International Forum on Aircraft Finance & Commercial Aviation. 

His achievements in the area of aviation law have earned him inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America.

Representative Experience Representing individuals and companies with the purchase and sale of corporate and commercial aircraft. Representing fractional interest companies and their co-owners in connection with registering aircraft and recording documents with the FAA Aircraft Registry. Representing aircraft owners, including co-owners under fractional interest programs, with sharing the use of aircraft under FAR Post 91.501. Representing banks and other lenders in connection with financing aircraft and perfecting their interest of record with the FAA. Representing clients by issuing lien memorandums regarding the status of the FAA records, and drafting documents (releases, terminations, disclaimers, bills of sale, etc) to be recorded with the FAA, and issuing closing opinions addressing FAA issues. Acting as escrow agent of funds and documents for aircraft transactions.

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