Tressler attorney Mark T. Banovetz will be a panel speaker at the 2026 Aviation Insurance Association (AIA) Conference in Dallas, TX, on Monday, May 4th. He will participate in a discussion alongside Beth Bates, Senior Manager of Contractual Risk Management and Insurance at Boeing, Armando Carlo, Group Head of Complex Claims at Global Aero, and Laura McGinn, AVP of Aviation Claims at Starr Insurance. The panel session is titled “Passing the Hot Potato: Risk Transfer Through Contractual Indemnity and Insurance.” Tressler attorneys Jennifer S. Perdigao and Jihoon Kim will also be in attendance. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

When:
Monday, May 4, 2026
1:00pm – 2:30pm CT
Trinity 5 & 6 (3rd Fl)

Where:
Omni Dallas Hotel
555 S Lamar
Dallas, TX 75202

About the Panel Session:

Join the panelists for a discussion on risk transfer through contractual indemnity and additional insured coverage in the aviation industry. They will distinguish between indemnity and additional insured coverage as vehicles for risk transfer – both how they are different and where they overlap – as well as how Certificates of Insurance factor into the risk transfer equation.

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About Mark T. Banovetz

Mark concentrates his practice in the areas of aviation, insurance coverage, and general civil and commercial litigation, including construction, professional liability, tort litigation, and appellate work. Mark’s clients benefit from his passion for aviation. He recently completed his FAA certification as a Commercial Pilot. Mark leads Tressler’s Aviation Practice Group and has been an instrument-rated private pilot for more than 22 years.

About Jennifer S. Perdigao

Jennifer is a partner and Co-Chair of the Aviation and Transportation Practice Group. She is the Managing Partner of Tressler’s Los Angeles, California office. Her practice includes insurance coverage and defense as well as non-insurance advisory matters. Jennifer’s insurance coverage experience includes insurance coverage analysis and insurance litigation involving commercial general liability, aviation operations, personal and advertising injury, construction defects, environmental coverage, and professional lines. Jennifer’s defense litigation experience involves a wide range of matters, including the defense of wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage claims arising out of premises, aviation accidents, airport operations, motor vehicle accidents, and products liability.

About Jihoon Kim

Jihoon is a partner in Tressler’s Labor and Employment, Transportation and Aviation, and Litigation Practice Groups in the Orange County and Los Angeles offices. He advises employers in management-side labor and employment litigation involving discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour claims. Having also established and managed corporate human resource departments, Jihoon has drafted and reviewed personnel policies, employee handbooks, and other employment-related materials, and has conducted investigations and counseled employers, in connection with a broad array of employee relations issues, including wage and hour, disability leave, and harassment.

About AIA

The Aviation Insurance Association is committed to enhancing the aviation insurance industry worldwide and the professional lives of those who work in it through a variety of programs and services. Click here to learn more.

About Tressler LLP

Headquartered in Chicago, with ten offices located in six states, Tressler LLP is a national law firm comprised primarily of attorneys who devote their practice to the representation of the insurance industry in coverage analysis and resolution, litigation, underwriting consultation, product development, claims management, and reinsurance.

In addition, Tressler has one of the most experienced and multi-faceted government law practices in Illinois, and has attorneys who represent clients in commercial litigation, defense litigation, corporate transactions, employment law and litigation, intellectual property, and condominium and common interest community association law.

For more information, please visit www.tresslerllp.com.