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10 United Airlines legal leaders
These ten current and former United Airlines legal leaders have held deputy, associate and assistant general counsel and legal director roles at United Airlines. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at United Airlines from people who have held the role.
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01—10E. Anna Ha
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary · United Airlines
Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at United Airlines since November 2024. Other United roles shown are Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary (2022–2024) and Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (2021–2022); other roles shown are Partner (2014–2020) and Associate (2012–2014) at Sidley Austin.
Elizabeth (Beany) Lopez
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel - Global Competition and Alliances · United Airlines
Assistant General Counsel - Global Competition and Alliances at United Airlines since April 2024, based in Chicago. Other United roles shown are Chief of Staff to the President, Founder and President of the Somos business resource group, Senior Managing Counsel - Global Competition and Alliances (2023–2024) and Managing Counsel - Litigation (2019–2023).
Eric Mennel
LinkedInExperience: Director - Labor Relations Legal Strategy · United Airlines
Director - Labor Relations Legal Strategy at United Airlines since July 2020, a role the profile places at Director level in legal. Other United roles shown are Director - Labor Arbitration (2014–2020) and Arbitration Counsel (2003–2014); another role shown is Attorney at McDermott Will & Schulte (1997–2000).
Garrison Phillips
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel - Chief Compliance Officer · United Airlines
Deputy General Counsel - Chief Compliance Officer at United Airlines since October 2020. Other United roles shown are Deputy General Counsel - Global Compliance, Ethics and Corporate Security (2017–2020), Associate General Counsel-Compliance and Ethics (2011–2017) and Sr. Counsel, Labor and Employment (2009–2011); another role shown is Shareholder at Littler Mendelson (1997–2009).
Javaria Neagle
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel - Litigation, Environmental & Sustainability · United Airlines
Associate General Counsel - Litigation, Environmental & Sustainability at United Airlines since April 2025. Other United roles shown are Associate General Counsel - Litigation (2022–2025), Assistant General Counsel - Litigation & IP (2018–2022), Managing Counsel - Litigation (2017–2018) and Counsel - Litigation (2011–2017).
Jim Conneely
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel - Regulatory, Facilitation, and Aviation Security · United Airlines
Deputy General Counsel - Regulatory, Facilitation, and Aviation Security at United Airlines since April 2025. Other United roles shown are Associate General Counsel - Regulatory, Environmental, and Facilitation (2019–2025) and Assistant General Counsel - Regulatory, Environmental, and Government Affairs (2011–2019); another role shown is Special Assistant to Member Mark Rosekind at the National Transportation Safety Board (2010–2011).
Matthew Wexley
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel - Transactions · United Airlines
Deputy General Counsel - Transactions at United Airlines since October 2020, leading a team of lawyers and legal professionals working on United's commercial and corporate transactions according to the profile. Other United roles shown are Associate General Counsel - Commercial and Government Contracts (2017–2020), Assistant General Counsel - Commercial (2016–2017) and Managing Counsel - Commercial (2011–2016).
Richa Himani
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director & Associate General Counsel - Commercial Transaction · United Airlines
Managing Director & Associate General Counsel - Commercial Transaction at United Airlines since December 2020; the profile says Richa Himani advises on legal aspects of the airline's real estate transactions, including commercial office leases, concessions leases and airport leases. Other United roles shown are Managing Director & Assistant General Counsel - Commercial Transactions (2019–2020) and Managing Director & Senior Managing Counsel - Commercial Transactions (2017–2019).
Sheila Frederick
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, Labor and Employment Law · United Airlines
Assistant General Counsel, Labor and Employment Law at United Airlines since October 2018. Other United roles shown are Senior Managing Counsel, Labor and Employment Law (2017–2018) and Counsel -- Labor and Employment (2011–2017); other roles shown are Associate Attorney at Winston & Strawn (2005–2011) and Compensation Specialist at Abbott (2001–2002).
Thomas Newton Bolling
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President and Deputy General Counsel · United Airlines
Former Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at United Airlines (2011–2017), and also Acting General Counsel at United Airlines (2015–2016) according to the profile. Another United role shown is Associate General Counsel for regulatory, government affairs, environmental, alliances and international matters (2011); other roles shown are Partner and Co-Chair of the Aviation, Aerospace & Transportation Group at Jenner & Block (2017–2020).
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- 01How does an airline's legal team handle federal aviation regulation and security requirements?
- 02How do airline lawyers structure joint ventures and alliance agreements with other carriers?
- 03How does an airline's legal team support labor negotiations and arbitration with unions?
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