GKG Law

What GKG Law does

GKG Law, P.C. is a Washington, D.C.-headquartered professional law firm founded in 1955 that delivers specialized legal services in tightly defined verticals: business aviation, trade and professional associations, transportation/trade/logistics, export controls and economic sanctions, corporate/tax, employment, intellectual property, and litigation. The firm operates from two offices — its headquarters at 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street NW in Washington, D.C. and a secondary office in Miami, FL — and serves clients nationally and internationally, including matters before U.S. federal agencies such as OFAC, BIS, DDTC, FinCEN, CBP, and TSA.

The practice is built around interconnected specialty groups rather than general-practice breadth. Leadership includes Principal Richard B. Bar (President, heading the Association Practice Group), Keith G. Swirsky (business aviation), Oliver M. Krischik (trade controls), David K. Monroe (trade and professional associations), and Of Counsel Steve Fellman, supported by Senior Associate John Kester (licensed customs broker) and Associate Hannah F. Atkinson (former TSA in-house counsel). The firm maintains visible affiliations with NBAA, IADA, NAFA, GLADA, and the Interlaw international network, which functions as a referral and cross-border capability channel.

GKG Law bills on a fee-for-service basis with engagement-specific pricing rather than disclosed rate cards, consistent with legal-industry norms. Marketing and client development rely on thought leadership — articles in MedPage Today, Law360, Association Trends, and ASAE journals — plus webinars, industry conference speaking (Corporate Jet Investor, Association TRENDS), and a content-rich practice-area website. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm is privately held as a professional corporation with no outside capital.

Name

GKG Law

Legal name

GKG Law, P.C.

Website

https://gkglaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GKG Law is a 70-year-old Washington, D.C. boutique law firm serving business aviation, trade associations, transportation/logistics, and export-controls clients with specialized legal counsel across corporate, tax, employment, IP, and litigation matters from offices in D.C. and Miami.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Business aviation law
• Trade associations law
• Export controls law
• Transportation law

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GKG Law is a professional legal corporation founded in 1955 that provides specialized legal counsel across multiple practice areas including business aviation, trade associations, transportation, trade & logistics, corporate/tax, employment law, export controls and sanctions, intellectual property, and litigation. The firm operates from offices in Washington, D.C. and Miami, FL, serving domestic and international clients with niche industry expertise built over nearly seven decades.

Product overview

GKG Law is a professional law firm established in 1955, providing legal services across multiple practice areas including Business Aviation, Corporate/Tax & Commercial, Employment Law, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Trade & Professional Associations, and Transportation/Trade & Logistics. The firm operates offices in Washington, D.C. and Miami, FL. The firm's service offering is a collection of legal practice areas rather than a software product, platform, or technology solution. No named product offerings, modules, or software products were identified in the source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Aviation Legal Services Specialized legal counsel for the business aviation industry, representing operators, owners, manufacturers, and associations on FAA regulatory matters, aircraft transactions, and operational issues.

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• National Air Transportation Association (NAFA)minorOthersProfessional membership association representing the air transportation industry. GKG Law displays the NAFA logo indicating membership or collaborative relationship in the business aviation sector.
• International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA)minorOthersTrade association representing aircraft dealers worldwide. GKG Law maintains visibility with IADA through displayed membership/logo indicating involvement in the aircraft dealer community.
• National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)minorOthersLeading trade association for business aviation. GKG Law's logo presence indicates active engagement with the NBAA community and business aviation industry.
• InterlawminorOthersInternational network of independent law firms. GKG Law's participation provides access to global legal resources and referrals across jurisdictions.
• General Aviation Dealers Association (GLADA)minorOthersTrade association serving general aviation dealers. GKG Law maintains involvement through displayed logo indicating collaboration with GLADA members.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Venable LLP: Large East Coast-based firm with a strong trade and association practice including regulatory compliance for tax-exempt organizations. Comparable to GKG's Trade & Professional Associations and corporate compliance practices.
• Akerman LLP: Top-100 US firm with aviation, tax, and association practices, including strong Miami presence. Highly comparable because of overlapping business aviation, tax, and association practice areas and parallel geographic footprint to GKG's Miami office.
• ArentFox Schiff: Washington D.C.-based national firm with deep trade, transportation, and association regulatory practices. Highly comparable in terms of DC-centric positioning, trade-controls expertise, and association law clients similar to GKG's.
• Holland & Knight: Major national full-service law firm with established business aviation, transportation, and trade regulation practices. Comparable because it competes for the same aviation and customs clients, but operates at significantly larger scale across many practice areas beyond aviation/trade.
• Polsinelli: National law firm with established aviation, transportation, and tax-exempt organization practices. Competes for the same business aviation clients and association governance work that GKG serves.
• McDermott Will & Emery: Global law firm with a strong trade and association practice and dedicated sanctions and export-controls capabilities. Comparable for export-controls/sanctions and association-law advisory work similar to GKG's.
• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman: Large national firm with a recognized aviation and government contracts practice, including former regulators. Competes for aircraft transaction and export-controls work similar to GKG's business aviation and export-controls practices.
• Saul Ewing: Mid-Atlantic regional firm with aviation, transportation, and regulatory practices, headquartered in the DC/Baltimore corridor. Comparable for overlapping transportation and aviation regulatory work with similar geographic orientation.

Direct peers

• McAfee & Taft: Oklahoma-based full-service firm with a nationally recognized aviation practice. Direct peer for business aviation transactions and tax planning work, drawing from a similar boutique-but-specialized positioning.
• KMA Zuckert LLC: Washington, D.C.-based boutique law firm focused on aviation, regulatory, and corporate matters. Direct peer in business aviation and transportation regulatory work, with similar size and DC-centric geographic focus as GKG Law.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GKGLawPC

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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