Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. is located in the heart of the District of Columbia's legal and business community, in close proximity to federal government offices, the U.S. Congress, the White House, and both federal and state courts. The firm's consulting affiliate is Farragut International, L.L.C.

Lateral Opportunities

There are currently opportunities at Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger for lateral partners/counsel/small groups with a reasonable amount of portable business to join our firm. Specifically, we are interested in candidates in the following areas: commercial litigation; transportation other than aviation; government contracts; tax and government affairs.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collegial firm that has low overhead, reasonable billing rates and a solid record of profitability. Please send expressions of interest or requests for further information to attyrecruiting@zsrlaw.com.

New Publications

Transportation Antitrust Cases, 2008, by James A. Calderwood and Jol A. Silversmith. Published in The Transportation Lawyer, April 2009.

Air Shipments and FAA Enforcement of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (May 2009), by David M. Endersbee and Jonathon H. Foglia.

FAA Enforcement of Airport Improvement Program Grant Assurances 2008, by Jol Silversmith

DOT Enforcement of Its Prohibitions on Unfair and Deceptive Practices 2008, by Jol Silversmith

Department of Transportation Advertising Regulations (November 2008), by Jol Silversmith.

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD GRANTS APPLICATION OF ZS&R CLIENT NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY TO ESTABLISH A NEW REGIONAL RAILROAD, PAN AM SOUTHERN LLC, TO OPERATE LINES IN NEW ENGLAND

On March 10, 2009, the Surface Transportation Board granted the application of ZS&R client, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) to establish a new regional railroad, Pan Am Southern, LLC (PAS), which will own and operate 437 miles of track in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and New York. PAS will be jointly owned by NSR and Pan Am Railways, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Pan Am), formerly known as Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., which contributed the track and other assets that PAS will own and operate. The east-west main line of PAS runs from Mechanicville, New York, near Albany, to Ayer, Massachusetts, near Boston, and its north-south main line runs from White River Junction, Vermont to New Haven Connecticut over track owned by PAS as well as track of other railroads over which PAS has operating rights. NSR plans to infuse almost $90 million into PAS to improve the lines and other infrastructure. The STB found that the transaction would not adversely affect competition. It imposed conditions to mitigate any effects on the environment and standard conditions to protect adversely affected employees, but it denied a number of requested conditions sought by certain other railroads and parties. ZS&R partner Richard Allen and associates Christina Wenzel and David Endersbee represented NSR in this matter.

ZSR’s Aviation Advisor

ZS&R publishes the Aviation Advisor, the firm’s real time report on aviation-related legal developments. Some of the editions published since September 11, 2001, are available on this site by clicking below:

2009	05-18-09 DOT Releases Additional Guidance Concerning Its Regulations For Passengers With Disabilities
2009	04-01-09 DOT Notice re Baggage Liability and Code-Share Obligations
2009	03-20-09 Corrections to Part 382 of DOT's Regulations Relating to Passengers With Disabilities
2008	12-17-08 New Tax and Baggage Liability Requirements for 2009
2008	11-05-08 New DOT Disability Rules.
2007	01-29-07 DOT Increases Domestic Baggage Liability Minimum Limit.
2006	12-06-06 DOT withdraws "Actual Control" proposal.
2005	05-02-05 John Gillick joins the firm as a partner.
2004	11-13-04 TSA and DOT propose major new rules for all-cargo security and for carriage of disabled passengers.
2003	12-15-03 Summary of Vision 100 – FAA reauthorization and more (infrastructure funding; antitrust immunity; slots; essential air service; war risk insurance; definition of “citizen of the United States;” Alaskan cabotage; civil penalties; appellate jurisdiction).
	09-17-03 Final FAA rules for fractional ownership of General Aviation aircraft.
	04-16-03 Additional financial aid ($2.3 billion) for U.S. airlines.
2002	11-22-02 Aviation’s place in the new Department of Homeland Security.
	11-06-02 European Court of Justice rules against traditional “Bermuda-type” bilateral air transport agreements.
2001	11-19-01 Summary of Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 (federalization of airport security; creation of TSA; security-related fees on passengers and airlines).
	10-26-01 DOT mandatory procedures and deadlines for $5 billion in U.S. airline compensation under Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act of 2001.
	10-06-01 The Air Transportation Stabilization Board: a new agency with a special mission (up to $10 billion in loan guarantees for U.S. airlines).
	09-24-01 Summary of Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act of 2001.