Diana concentrates on commercial litigation, mass tort, and product liability with a particular focus on complex disputes.

Diana’s practice spans all aspects of international aviation law, products liability, and commercial litigation. She represents foreign air carriers, aircraft lessors, and aircraft purchasers in complex commercial matters; advises clients in litigation arising from major aviation accidents; assists parties navigating the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigative process; counsels operators on crisis communications; and represents clients in federal investigations.

Diana is known for her strategic and hands-on approach to case development and ability to shape the direction of complex, fact-intensive litigation. Her recent engagements include serving as trial counsel for FlyNYON, a doors-off helicopter company, in litigation arising from the fatal crash of an Airbus 350B2 helicopter and representing airlines, operators, and pilots in commercial litigation arising from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding.

Diana has a longstanding interest in the application of technology to litigation and has significant experience handling large-scale discovery. She led major discovery efforts in the September 11th, American Airlines Flight 587, and Colgan Air Flight 3407 multi-district litigations and participated in the development of early computer-assisted review tools.

Diana is consistently recognized by Who’s Who Legal: Transport – Aviation Contentious. She is highly recommended for her work by The Legal 500 U.S., Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Litigation and recognized as a Key Lawyer.  She has served on the International Aviation Women’s Association Board of Directors and Advisory Board since 2009.

Prior to joining Condon & Forsyth, in 2001, Diana served as Principal Court Attorney to the Honorable Bernard J. Fried, Supreme Court, New York County.

Newsletters and Bulletins

October 3, 2022 | Client Bulletins
U.S. District Court Denies Boeing Motion to Dismiss Fraud and Misrepresentation Claims Arising from the 737 MAX Grounding

April 4, 2022 | Client Bulletins
Texas State Court of Appeals Revives SWAPA’s Action Against Boeing Ruling that the RLA Does Not Preempt SWAPA’s State-Law Claims

February 1, 2021 | Client Bulletins
Texas Federal Court Rules that Boeing Cannot Withhold Otherwise Discoverable Documents and Information Based on the ICAO Annex 13

March 12, 2018 | Client Bulletins
Questions About Applicability of the GDPR Linger as the Enforcement Deadline Approaches

October 2, 2017 | Client Bulletins
Federal Court Rules That Federal Law Preempts Provisions of Local Ordinance Regulating the Use of Drones

May 23, 2017 | Client Alerts
FAA Drone Registration Rule Deemed Unlawful As It Applies to Hobbyists Operating Under Section 336

April 4, 2017 | Client Alerts
FAA Annual Aerospace Forecast Predicts Significant UAS Growth

March 31, 2017 | Client Alerts
Proposed Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 Seeks to Establish Federal Standards to Protect Individual Privacy

September 2, 2016 | Client Bulletins
Cybersecurity: Practical Tips to Mitigate the Risk of a Breach

July 1, 2016 | Client Alerts
Privacy Regulations Absent from FAA’s Long Awaited Final Rule Regarding Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

June 21, 2016 | Client Bulletins
California Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of State Lawsuit Against Delta for Failing to Post a Privacy Policy Within Its Mobile Application

March 22, 2016 | Client Bulletins
Early Judicial Interpretation of Amended Rule 37(e) Follows the Spirit of the Amendment While Staking Out a Claim to the Court’s Inherent Authority

February 8, 2016 | Client Alerts
US and EU Announce the “Privacy Shield” – A New Transatlantic Data Transfer Agreement

January 12, 2016 | Client Bulletins
Federal Court Grants Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal Where U.S. Has “No Interest In Adjudicating” Property Damage Claims of Foreign Corporation Arising From Maritime Accident on the High Seas of Indian Ocean

February 1, 2013 | Client Bulletins
LegalTech 2013: Emerging Trends Underscore Need for Information Governance

Published Works and Presentations

Speaker, An Update on Emerging Legal Fields: Drones, Cyber-Security, and Space Tourism, American Bar Association’s 25th Annual National Institute on Aviation Litigation in New York, NY (June 13, 2019).

Moderator, panel discussion regarding cargo drone manufacturer liability, insurance and regulatory issues at the IATA DronesLab Conference, Barcelona, Spain (Oct. 2017).

Panel Speaker, 88th Annual meeting, Association of Transportation Law Professionals (June 26, 2017). Diana spoke about liability and insurance issues related to the operation of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

Moderator, panel discussion about the opportunities and challenges presented by the FAA’s Final Rule on the Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at the New York City Bar Association Aeronautics Committee Panel on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Sept. 15, 2016).

Contributor, The Liability Reporter, published annually by Condon & Forsyth LLP and the International Air Transport Association (16th ed., 2013).

Moderator, 24th Annual IAWA Conference, Dallas, Texas (Oct. 2012). Diana lead a panel discussion titled “ICYMI: How Social Media is Changing the Aviation Industry” which addressed the innovative ways social media is being utilized by airlines, manufacturers, the FAA and in aviation litigation.

Speaker, the 45th SMU Law Symposium, Dallas, Texas (Mar. 2011). Diana presented a paper on the use of search and information retrieval in electronic discovery.

Speaker and Co-Chair, ACI Aviation Litigation Conference, Boston, Massachusetts (June 2010). Diana spoke on the document and electronic discovery panel and provided a roadmap for formulating compliant plans that reduce the overwhelming costs and burdens of electronic discovery.