Fowler White is pleased to announce that Managing Shareholder Christopher E. Knight was recognized as a Global Leader in Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Transport 2024 for Aviation Contentious.
WWL: Transport, now part of Lexology, is a one-stop report on the most prominent aviation and shipping lawyers across the world. Lawyers featured in this guide are recognized as the leading global practitioners for their work on a range of high-profile regulatory, finance and contentious matters across the aviation and shipping sectors.
Knight, a member of the Firm’s Management Committee and a Shareholder who is lead trial attorney in multiple practice groups which include Aviation, Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability & Toxic Torts, Maritime and Medical Malpractice, represents domestic and international airline carriers, aircraft and engine manufacturers and maintenance providers in litigation arising from mass disasters and aircraft accidents.
In addition, to his aviation work, Knight devotes a significant portion of his practice to the defense of cruise lines, hospital medical malpractice and health care-related claims. He has had tremendous success defending health care systems, and trucking companies and other corporations, institutions and practitioners in complex, multi-million dollar lawsuits.
In the products arena, Knight handles products liability and related litigation for notable manufacturers, distributors and retailers. He is experienced with the defense of products from various industries, such as agriculture, construction, medical as well as sports and recreation.
Knight is the immediate past-president of the Miami Dade Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is nationally recognized by Chambers & Partners in the Chambers USA Guide in Transportation: Aviation: Litigation as well as Medical Practice Defense. Rated AV Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell by his peers, Knight is also recognized by his peers in The Best Lawyers in America for Products Liability Litigation-Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Florida Super Lawyers, and Florida Legal Elite.
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