Georgetown University,
L.L.M., Tax Law, 1979
University of Maryland,
J.D., 1975
B.A., 1972
District of Columbia
Maryland
US Supreme Ct
US Ct Appeals, 4th Circuit (Covers MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
US Ct Appeals, 8th Circuit (Covers AR, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
US Ct Appeals, 9th Circuit (AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, Guam, M. Isles)
US Ct Appeals, DC Circuit
American Bar Association
Aero Club of Washington
Federal Bar Association
International Aviation Club
Airlines for America
General Ore International Corporation
International Air Transport Association
Sonair International, Inc.
South Carolina Ports Authority
Listed in Washington D.C. Super Lawyers (by Thomson Reuters), 2013-2020
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings) for Admiralty and Maritime, 2012-2017
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 1998-Present
Dyer, Ellis & Joseph
Partner, 1988-1998
U.S. Department of Transportation
Assistant General Counsel for International Law, 1983-1988
U.S. International Trade Commission
Office of General Counsel, 1975-1978
Journal of Commerce
Guest Legal Commentator
Georgetown University of Law Center
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program, 1989-Present
Recipient of the Charles Fahy Distinguished Adjunct, 2007-2008
Warren focuses on federal regulation of business, both domestic and international, and represents several of the nation's largest transportation and energy interests before the courts, federal agencies, and Congress in Washington, DC. He has handled complex regulatory, antitrust, and tax controversies involving the transportation sector.
Warren chairs the Supreme Court Practice Group. His practice is concentrated in the field of international transportation services and other transborder transactions. He represented the U.S. airline industry in obtaining regulatory approval of new liability rules for passengers, Senate approval of new amendments to the Warsaw Convention, and a Supreme Court decision upholding the Convention's preemption of state law causes of action.
Warren also represents international shipping interests and chaired a coalition that was successful in reforming the taxation of shipping income. He argued and won a case before the Supreme Court affirming the immunity of state instrumentalities from private lawsuits in federal administrative proceedings. The case involved a complaint filed against the South Carolina Ports Authority.
“Dissecting the Jones Act”; Journal of Commerce article as entered into the Congressional Record
April 7, 1997
"Shippers, are you ready for SOLAS’ verified container weight mandate?"
April 4, 2016
Co-Author, "Financing Vessels with the Capital Construction Fund Program";
ELT Magazine, March-April 2011
"Alliances, Immunity, and the Future of Aviation";
The Air and Space Lawyer, January 2010
“Jones Act: Who is accountable?” Opinion;
Marine Log, March 1999
“A New Warsaw Convention";
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association Journal, Vol. XXI No. 1, Spring 1999
“Dissecting the Jones Act,” Opinion;
The Journal of Commerce, Tuesday, Mar. 11, 1997
Co-Author, “Procedure for Measuring Damages to Resources Is a Taint Upon Superfund";
The National Law Journal, Monday, Oct. 14, 1996
“Regulatory Reform and Judicial Review";
Administrative Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 3, Summer 1996
“Discord on Shipbuilding Pact";
Legal Times, Aug. 12, 1996
Co-Author, “Nature’s Cost: Uncle Sam’s destruction of natural resources may bust the budget";
Legal Times, May 13, 1996
”Restructuring the Warsaw Right to Recovery";
Aviation Law Reports, Apr. 10, 1996
“Airline Liability in International Air Transportation: Time for a Change";
The Air and Space Lawyer, Volume 4, No. 2, Winter 1989
Co-Author, “Sunset: The Merger of Civil Aeronautics Board Functions into the Department of Transportation";
Federal Bar News & Journal, Volume 34, No. 1, Jan. 1987
AAPA Port Administration and Legal Issues Seminar
Boston, MA August 2, 2013
"Cross-Border Investment in International Airlines";
Air & Space Law Annual Meeting, Global Skies: Working Towards an Open Global Aviation System, August 4, 2000
"Global Warming and the Transportation Industry";
Panel Presentation for the Federal Bar Association at the Department of Transportation, March 15, 2000
"Developments Pertaining to UN IPCC & European Taxation";
IATA Fuel Trade Presentation, San Francisco, CA, May 13, 1999
"Air Transport Liability Regime Changes: DOHSA, Montreal Protocol No. 4 & Revision of Warsaw Convention";
Moderator of Panel Discussion, American Bar Association Transportation Committee meeting, November 10, 1998
"Aircraft Emissions: The Environmental Challenges";
International Bar Association's Biennial Conference in Vancouver, Canada, September 16, 1998
"Free Flight and Emissions Limitations";
IATA Fuel Trade Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 28-30, 1997
"Restructuring the Warsaw Right to Recovery";
30th Annual SMU Air Law Symposium, February 28, 1996
"Status of the Warsaw System: 1994";
Forum on Air and Space Law, American Bar Association, Washington D.C., June 3, 1994
"Regulating for Competitiveness";
Air Cargo Shippers Conference, Chicago, IL, September 14, 1993
"The Status of the Montreal Aviation Protocols";
ABA National Institute, Litigation in Aviation, Washington D.C., October 15, 1992
Thompson Coburn brief provides key underpinning for major 9th Circuit copyright ruling
Warren Dean writes op-ed on Open Skies, Mid-East airline subsidies for The Hill
Federal Maritime Commission decides administrative action over ‘split routing’
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sides with position of Thompson Coburn airline client
Thompson Coburn files U.S. Supreme Court brief for international airline group
Senator Kit Bond and Warren Dean publish op-ed in The Washington Times
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