Greg Cirillo
Founding Member
Office: 1.301.800.0001 ext. 100
Direct: 301.329.2460 - Mobile: 1.301.693.1999
Greg is a trusted and innovative commercial, legal advisor with over 30 years of experience solving problems and making new business ideas a reality for clients. He has a multinational law practice in the private aircraft industry, representing owners, buyers, sellers, financiers and operators in the acquisition, sale, finance and use of corporate and commercial aircraft, and regulatory compliance before the US FAA and DOT.
Greg also maintains a regional commercial law practice (Mid-Atlantic, US) representing very high net worth individuals, small and mid-sized businesses in all transactional legal matters including director fiduciary duties, business formation, succession planning, finance, acquisitions, and technology licensing and transfer.
Professional
Experience
Member, Founder
HCH Legal, LLC
June 2015 - present
Partner, Aviation Group Chair
Wiley Rein, LLP
Washington, DC / McLean VA
2001 - June 2015
Partner
Williams Mullen
Washington, DC / McLean VA
1997 - 2001
Partner
Galland Kharasch Morse & Garfinkle
Washington, DC
1993 - 1997
Bar Membership / Awards / Affiliations
Member, Maryland Bar
Member, District of Columbia Bar
Member, New York Bar
Member, National Business Aviation Association, 1998-Present
Chairman, Transportation Section, Virginia Bar Association, 2013-14
Education, Rewards, and Honors
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.
Juris Doctor, with honors (cum laude)
Member, Journal: Law & Policy in International Business (1986)
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Arts, English
Recent Publications / Speeches
If Drones are Aircraft then Drone Package Delivery is an Airline
April 30, 2018, Linked In Pulse
January 17, 2018, Linked In Pulse
Engaging a Broker to Sell Your Private Jet - Effectively
April 17, 2017, Linked In Pulse
Let's Take This Outside - Choice of Law and Forum Clauses in Aircraft Purchase Contracts
March 14, 2017, Linked In Pulse
The Biggest Hurdle to Uber-izing Private Jet Travel - The Capacity is Ambivalent
September 21, 2016, Linked In Pulse
The Sharing Economy Applied to Private Aircraft
July 20, 2016, Linked In Pulse
History and Status of Unmanned Aircraft Law in the US
June, 2016
Making the Case for Corporate Aircraft from 200 Feet Underground
July, 2015
Presentation to US House of Representatives, Northern Border Caucus
July, 2015
June, 2015
Regulating Drones at Your Events
Spring 2014, International Festival & Events Association (IFEA)
When Patience is a Virtue: U.S. Business Aircraft Owners Selling to Foreign Buyers
February, 2013, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
Exporting a US-Registered Aircraft
Winter, 2012/2013, BizJet Advisor
To Buy or Lease a Private Aircraft?
October, 2012, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
East Meets West: Understanding Western Business Culture
November, 2011, BizJet Advisor
Legal, Business and Tax Changes: The Future of Business Jet Sales
October, 2011, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
Back-to-Back Aircraft Transactions: Creative Solution or Horrible Mess?
January, 2011, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
Clear Title - Looking Beyond the FAA Registry When Buying a Corporate Aircraft
November, 2010, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 18, No. 11
Successful Aircraft Transactions: Keeping the Molehills from becoming Mountains
January, 2010, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
Business Aircraft Purchasing Protocols
November, 2009, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 17, No. 11
Back to Basics: Aircraft Purchasing Protocols
October, 2009, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
Surviving the Aircraft Financial Pandemic
July, 2009, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
Buying Aircraft From Distressed Sellers
May, 2009, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 17, No. 5
April, 2009, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
7 Ways to Fend Off the Bean Counters
December/January 2009, Business Jet Traveler, Vol. 6, No. 7
Time Kills Deals for International Aircraft Buyers
October, 2008, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
Efficient Air Charter Service - Cracking the Legal Code
January, 2008, World Aircraft Sales Magazine
The New Untouchables: IRS Taxation of Unsanctioned Charters
June, 2007, World Aircraft Sales Magazine