Attorney Articles Archive

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. 

Working with the FAA:  Fine Tune Your FAA Filings prepared by Erin M. Van Laanan for the Strategic Research Institute, Financing, Negotiating and Documenting Aircraft Finance Transactions

Registration of Aircraft by a Limited Liability Company prepared by Frank L. Polk and McAfee & Taft, a professional corporation.

Aircraft Registration: Challenges and Solutions prepared by Frank L. Polk and McAfee & Taft, a professional corporation.

A General Overview of FAA Considerations in Corporate Aircraft Transactions prepared by Frank L. Polk and McAfee & Taft, a professional corporation.

FAA Registry Document Checklist prepared by Erin Van Laanan and McAfee & Taft, a professional corporation.

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.

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.

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.