Todd Dixon

Todd is co-chair of the Taft’s Aviation group. With over 35 years of aviation experience, he focuses his practice exclusively on aviation law. A retired military officer and pilot, Todd is passionate about this area of law and the clients he serves.

His work encompasses a wide variety of business aviation-related matters involving ownership and operational structures; domestic and foreign-based aircraft purchases and sales; contractual disputes arising from such transactions; company and family office flight department structure and compliance; personal travel on company aircraft; federal, state, and local tax implications of business; business entertainment; personal, personal non-entertainment, and commuter flights on business aircraft; SEC considerations arising from business and personal use of aircraft; aviation-related contractual disputes; insurance coverage issues; warranty matters; ongoing service requirements; U.S. registered aircraft operating overseas; and FAA, IRS, and SEC regulatory requirements, compliance, and enforcement defense.

Specifically, among other things, he structures aviation transactions, timesharing agreements, interchange agreements, joint and fractional ownership agreements, personal and executive use policies, small aircraft exemptions applications, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) registrations, and aircraft leasing transactions. Todd is experienced in FAA Part 91, Part 135, and Part 125 operations He also advises on Cape Town Convention and International Registry matters.

Trained and experienced in problem-solving and accustomed to working in a fast-paced, unforgiving, and high-stakes environment, Todd has leveraged that experience to provide timely, accurate and focused legal services to his aviation clients.

During Todd’s 20-year active-duty United States Air Force career, he amassed more than 2,000 flying hours, primarily in KC-135 and C-12 aircraft operated in multiple combat environments across the globe. He is a veteran of Operation Northern Watch, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Allied Force, the conflict in East Timor, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. Todd retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel holding a Command Pilot Badge.

In his spare time, Todd can be found running, mountain biking, and spending time with his children.

Todd is licensed to practice law in Indiana and Michigan.