Abby Bried

Abby Bried is Vice President and General Counsel at Panasonic Avionics Corporation. In this role, she advises on laws, regulations, public policy, ethics and risk that impact the company. She oversees and leads Panasonic Avionics’ legal team in its delivery of legal services and other resources throughout the company to accomplish its corporate goals, strategies and priorities.

Abby also serves as a member of Panasonic Avionics’ senior leadership team, developing and leading its corporate legal strategy. Abby reports directly to Jessica Hodkinson, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Panasonic Corporation of North America, with a dotted line reporting structure to Panasonic Avionics’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Ken Sain.

Bired has more than 25 years of experience in the aviation industry as a trusted legal advisor and business partner at three major US carriers - Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines and United Airlines, where she was Associate General Counsel from 2012 to 2017.

She joins Panasonic Avionics from the international law firm, Jenner & Block LLP, where she was a Washington DC-based partner, building a new aviation and aerospace practice group that focused on commercial aviation as well as emerging technologies in operational and manufacturing areas.