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Biography

I am the Head, Worldwide Airport Slots for the International Air Transport Association (IATA), based in Geneva, Switzerland. My team and I work with the airlines, coordinators, and airports on the Worldwide Airport Slot Board to update and publish the Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG). We advocate for the continued global adoption of the WASG by regulators, as the single global industry standard for the allocation of slots and the facilitation of schedules. (For more on IATA's policy positions on slots, please see our White Paper at https://www.iata.org/en/programs/ops-infra/slots/slot-rule-reform/white-paper/) I was previously Assistant Director, Legal Services at IATA, working with the slots team as their lawyer on consultations, standard setting, and competition law compliance. I also was IATA's specialist bankruptcy counsel and the lawyer responsible for advising the Passenger Agency Conference, which manages our Billing and Settlement Plans. Prior to joining IATA in 2013, I was an associate with the bankruptcy and restructuring group at Haynes and Boone, LLP in Dallas, Texas.