Attorney Articles

McAfee & Taft shareholder Frank Polk and Bruce Marshall from Bombardier's Flexjet joined David G. Mayer in authoring this article for Business Leasing and Finance News on how partial ownership of aircraft can now be registered on the International Registry.

This article by shareholder Frank L. Polk examines the impact the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Aircraft Protocol will have on transactions involving U.S.-registered aircraft.

Interested in mitigating your risk under the Cape Town Convention?  In this article, authors David G. Mayer and Frank L. Polk discuss how obtaining quality legal opinions and/or title insurance covering Cape Town risks may be viable solutions for lenders, sellers, buyers, lessors and lessees of aircraft.

Authors David G. Mayer and Frank L. Polk examine the numerous complex questions posed by the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the related Aircraft Protocol.  This article provides important information for anyone involved in purchasing, selling, leasing or financing aircraft. 

Environmental attorney Mary Ellen Ternes authored this paper outlining the possible application of the Clean Air Act to engineered nanoparticles (specifically excluding non-engineered nanoparticles, such as naturally occurring nanoparticles or nanoparticles from combustion sources) on behalf of the ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources.

Tax attorneys Gary F. Fuller and Steven P. Cole explain why the insurable interest provisions of the Oklahoma Insurance Code are flawed and must be legislatively fixed.  The flaw was exposed by the Chawla cases consisting of the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and, on appeal, the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Tax attorneys Gary F. Fuller and Steven P. Cole explain why the insurable interest provisions of the Oklahoma Insurance Code are flawed and must be legislatively fixed.  The flaw was exposed by the Chawla cases consisting of the decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and, on appeal, the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.