Tara is a corporate transactional attorney who focuses her practice on both commercial and business aviation, combining her legal insight and deep commercial experience to help clients navigate complex aviation and corporate matters.
Her legal knowledge, business acumen, and scientific training enable her to approach sophisticated transactions and decisions with an eye toward both the immediate legal issue and its broader business implications. Before practicing law, Tara had an expansive career in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including various leadership and client engagement roles, where she developed a firsthand understanding of risk, negotiation, stakeholder management, and how organizations set and pursue strategic priorities.
Tara’s life-long interest in aviation led her to pursue a career in aviation law. She focuses her practice primarily on aviation transactions, including aircraft acquisitions and sales, leasing, chartering, and corporate aircraft use. Her practice also encompasses commercial aviation matters, including aircraft acquisitions and leasing, procurement, and contracts with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). In addition, she draws on her business experience to advise clients on broader corporate matters.
Tara understands the importance of building relationships with clients and seeks to truly understand their needs and objectives before providing guidance. Clients value Tara’s ability to understand the big picture while focusing on the details that matter. She considers the operational realities of a decision and the cascading consequences of each option. Her commercial background and legal training enable her to anticipate broader business impacts, identify potential challenges, and present practical paths forward. She is collaborative, highly responsive, and focused on providing clear guidance that advance clients’ interests.