Rattner, Jennifer L.

Naveen Rao advises air carriers, aerospace firms, and other companies on regulatory matters involving the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Secretary of Transportation.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Naveen was vice president and general counsel of Naverus, a developer of advanced, satellite-based aircraft navigation procedures. Naveen spent more than seven years at the U.S. Department of Transportation working in a number of capacities beginning with the Department's Honors Attorney program. He was a counselor to the assistant secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, advising on the licensing of all carriers serving the United States, formulation of aviation policy, and negotiations with foreign civil aviation authorities. Naveen also worked in the Regulations Division of the Office of the Chief Counsel at the FAA. At the FAA, he was involved in rulemaking activities, letters of interpretation, and provided legal support to the agency's Office of Aviation Safety. In addition, he spent two summers during law and graduate school working for United Air Lines in legal and business capacities at its headquarters.

In 2003, Naveen was selected to be a Mansfield Fellow. During this two-year program, he spent one year in Washington, D.C. studying the Japanese language and also Japan area studies at the U.S. Department of State. He spent his second year in Tokyo focusing on Japanese aviation policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport; the Japan Fair Trade Commission; and All Nippon Airways where he worked on legal, economic, business, and technical matters. Naveen is also a private pilot.