Apple Taps Drone Specialist to Lobby Washington on Aviation
- Company engages high-profile drone lawyer from Hogan Lovells
- Apple used drones for maps, lobbied on ‘license plate’ rule
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Apple Inc. has engaged a specialist in drone and aviation law as a Washington lobbyist, suggesting the company is pushing further into the growing field.
The Cupertino, California-based tech giant retained Lisa Ellman, a parter at Hogan Lovells, to conduct the lobbying. Ellman leads the law firm’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems practice. She also co-founded the Commercial Drone Alliance and is working to expand the commercial drone industry, according to her biography online.