324 North Robinson Avenue Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 405.239.6622
Dallas
2525 McKinnon Street, Suite 425
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.420.2163
Bob Kalsu has concentrated his career in the practice of commercial and business law, aviation title, finance and regulatory law and related matters, most recently of which is the Cape Town Convention.
He has counseled parties from a myriad of sectors in the aviation industry around the world including air carriers, air cargo companies, banks, aircraft and engine financing and leasing companies, and other lending institutions, as well as aircraft manufacturers and other law firms. Such counsel regularly relates to the acquiring, owning, registering, financing and leasing of large transport aircraft, regional and business aircraft and engines, propellers and spare parts.
Frequently presents to individual clients and at aviation conferences on the topics of Aircraft Financing, Registration and Title Law, Commercial Transactions and Equipment Financing
Presented at the 13th Annual FAA Registry Forum: Cape Town Convention (2006) and the Cape Town Convention & Aircraft Protocol (2006)
Listed in Best Lawyers in Equipment Finance Law (2007 – Present)*
*Crowe & Dunlevy has no input in the rating methodologies used by Best Lawyers publication.
Representing commercial air carriers and air cargo companies in the acquisition, financing and leasing of aircraft, engines, propellers and spare parts
Representing financial institutions and other leaders in the financing of aircraft and perfecting their interests with the International Registry and the Federal Aviation Administration
Representing owners of Aircraft in the negotiation of Aircraft Purchase Agreements and registering their ownership interests with the International Registry and the FAA
Acting as Escrow Agent with respect to money and documents related to aircraft acquisitions and financings
Southern Methodist University School of Law
Dallas, TX
J.D., 1995
Honors:
Southern Methodist University Law Review, Associate Managing Editor
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
B.B.A. in Accounting with Special Distinction, 1992
Honors:
President's Honor Roll
Dean's List
Texas, 1995
Oklahoma, 1996
Oklahoma County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
American Bar Association, Business Law Section and the Forum of Air and Space Law
Federal Bar Association
Association of Aircraft Title Lawyers
Equipment Leasing Association
National Business Aviation Association
Named Best Lawyers 2022 Lawyer of the Year (OKC) in Equipment Finance Law
Chief Justice, Jackson Walker Moot Court Competition
Ranked in Super Lawyers, Aviation & Aerospace (2013 - 2015)
Ranked in Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2010
Listed in Best Lawyers in Equipment Finance Law (2007 - Present)
Panelist, "A Revolutionary Way to Close Deals and Register International Interests," 2014 National Business Aviation Association Conference, February 6, 2014, St. Pete Beach, FL