Marc L. Antonecchia

Marc L. Antonecchia is a New York litigation attorney with a particular emphasis on aviation and commercial matters. Mr. Antonecchia litigates and advises on a wide array of disputes involving lease and purchase agreements, creditors' rights, indemnification, partnerships, insurance brokers, guarantees and trusts.

Mr. Antonecchia's practice in aviation-related matters includes representing domestic and foreign lessors, secured parties, airlines and lenders in contract disputes and repossessions involving airframes, engines and parts. He frequently counsels on the planning and exercise of enforcement rights pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code and the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. He co-authored a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief addressing liability protection to lessors and secured parties. Mr. Antonecchia's litigation experience includes preliminary injunctive relief, pretrial discovery, dispositive motion practice, civil jury trial, multidistrict litigation, and appellate briefing and argument.

Mr. Antonecchia counsels on warranty and liability issues for a variety of products, including toys, food, medical devices, power supplies and heavy equipment. He prepares and revises instruction manuals and warning labels for use in the U.S. market.

Mr. Antonecchia is an editor of Holland & Knight's Centerline aviation alerts and the Aviation Law Blog. He has authored and contributed to numerous articles and chapters concerning purchase and lease disputes, lessor liability, airworthiness, warranties, jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, multidistrict litigation and the Cape Town Convention. He assisted in the preparation of the remedies section of the Practitioners' Guide to the Cape Town Convention and The Aircraft Protocol and has been a frequent speaker and moderator at aviation conferences.

Mr. Antonecchia attended Fordham University School of Law, and was a member of the Fordham International Law Journal and a teaching assistant in the legal research and writing course. Prior to and during law school, Mr. Antonecchia taught history and was an administrator at Fordham Preparatory School. He currently is a member of the school's Board of Trustees.