SAVANNAH, Georgia, June 16, 2015 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that Ira Berman, senior vice president, Administration and general counsel, was named a Legend in Law by The Burton Awards Program, which is held in association with the Library of Congress and co-sponsored by the American Bar Association.
Burton awardees are selected for their reputation, background and experience; their demonstrated competence in a specialized area of law; the complexity and scope of the matters they handled; their success in global and national issues; and their exemplary leadership.
“We at Gulfstream value Ira’s expansive legal knowledge, tremendous leadership skills and distinguished reputation,” said Larry Flynn, president, Gulfstream. “We’re proud that The Burton Awards Program recognized his many accomplishments.”
Berman graduated in 1986 from New York University School of Law. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1983.
He joined Gulfstream in 1997. Since then, Berman’s role has grown to include responsibility for the following areas: Legal; Human Resources; Environmental Health and Safety; Real Estate and Facilities; Security; Risk Management; Government Contracts; and Trade Compliance. He is also a corporate vice president of General Dynamics, Gulfstream’s parent company.
Berman serves on the boards of directors for Memorial Health, Union Mission and Goodwill of the Coastal Empire. He previously served on the boards of the Bethesda Academy, the United Way of the Coastal Empire and the Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity.
The Burton awardees are chosen from nominations received from managing partners of the nation’s 1,000 largest law firms. Berman was nominated by HunterMaclean, a law firm with offices in Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,400 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the Gulfstream G150TM, the Gulfstream G280TM, the Gulfstream G450TM, the Gulfstream G550TM, the Gulfstream G500TM, the Gulfstream G600TM, the Gulfstream G650TM and the Gulfstream G650ERTM. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft SalesTM. The company employs more than 16,000 people at 12 major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos at www.gulfstreamnews.com.
More information about General Dynamics is available at www.generaldynamics.com.
