Mica Nguyen Worthy

Mica is a partner in the Charlotte office and the chair of the firm’s Aviation Law Practice Group and the International Business Law Group.

She serves as legal counsel to clients in the aviation and global supply chain industries, representing aircraft owners, pilots, charter jet companies, flight schools, airports, general aviation companies, fixed base operators, air carriers, as well as Aerospace/Aviation manufacturing, technology, and service companies. She has experience assisting clients in defending claims involving aviation business disputes, aircraft contract and ownership transactions, products liability, aviation accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death claims, as well as providing analysis of issues involving aviation expert witness challenges, aircraft valuation and damages, and contract dispute resolution. Mica assists clients through pre-suit negotiations, mediation, arbitration and litigation in State and Federal Courts, and internationally.

As a Certified Global Business Professional (NASBITE), Mica has a specific focus on assisting global clients with their international operations with issues (particularly in the aviation and construction industries), such as contract disputes, commercial litigation and arbitration, negotiation of international contracts and international distributor agreements, trade credit payment disputes, international arbitration, and dispute resolution. She is also a founding Board Member of the Charlotte International Arbitration Society (CIAS), and currently serves as the Chair of the CIAS.  She has also served as past Chair of the N.C. Bar Association’s International Law & Practice Section. Mica is a member of the North Carolina World Trade Association (Charlotte Chapter) and serves as a resource for the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC). Mica has also been accepted into the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), where she served for two years as the Chair of the International Arbitration Committee and is a member of the Transportation (Aviation) Committee.

Mica is a Charlotte native, and since returning she has been dedicated to volunteering her time and giving back to the community. Over the years, she has served in leadership roles in several organizations. She founded and currently serves on Board of the Charlotte Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Charlotte APABA). She has also served on the firm’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belongingness Committee and the Mecklenburg County Bar’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Mica graduated from the first class of the “Leaders Under 40” program, established by the Community Building Initiative (CBI) in Charlotte, and then she served on the CBI Board. Mica graduated from the Bar Leadership Institute organized by the Mecklenburg County Bar, and has served as the Chair of the MCB’s Bar Leadership Institute committee. Mica also graduated from the N.C. Bar Association’s Leadership Academy, and as noted has served as the Chair of the N.C. Bar Association’s International Law & Practice Section. In 2019, Mica was named one of Charlotte’s “40 under 40” by the Charlotte Business Journal, which recognizes 40 individuals under the age of 40 in Charlotte, who are making major strides in their careers while also leaving a positive impact on their communities.

Articles, Presentations, and Publications

• “Flying High: Legal Topics in Aviation in a Post-Pandemic World.” Panel moderator on the Internation Law Section program at the South Carolina Bar Convention (January 19, 2023)
• “The Power of the New York Convention”, Business NC (November 2022)
• “Hot Topics” in Employment and Business Law Panel, International Arbitration Trends Presenter, Cranfill Sumner LLP Legal Summit (October 20, 2022)
• “May the Clause Be with You”, Presenter, Cranfill Sumner LLP Webinar (July 28, 2022)
• Charlotte International Arbitration Society Fall Symposium – Virtual War Room on Hybrid and Virtual Arbitrations, Moderator (October 2021)
• “Discovering the Widening U.S. Circuit Split on Discovery Orders from “Foreign and International Tribunals” under U.S.C. § 1782,” IADC Defense Counsel Journal Vol. 88, No. 3 (July 2021)
• Guest lecturer on the political, legal, and technological environment of international business for the International Business course for the MBA program at Pfeiffer University (June 2, 2021)
• Panelist on the International Dispute Resolution and Litigation panel for the 2021 Timely Aspects and Updates on International Law program with the South Carolina Bar Association. (January 19, 2021)
• Guest lecturer on International Business and International Arbitration at UNC-Charlotte’s Belk College of Business (March 2020)
• “Handling Spoliation of Evidence Issues in Aviation Cases,” Aviation Insurance Association 2019 Conference (May 2019)
• “Disputes that Raise Public Policy Issues: Special Problems in International Disputes,” IADC Defense Counsel Journal Vol. 86, No. 2 (April 2019)
• “International Commercial Contracts” International Freight Forwarders & Customs Broker Association of Charlotte (August 2017) Charlotte, NC
• “International Commercial Arbitration – What Global Trade Creditors Should Know!” Association of International Credit and Trade Finance Professionals (June 2017) Webcast
• “Basics on International Contracts for US Exporters” Wake Technical Community College (April 2017) Cary, NC
• New Year, New Commercial Invoice! LinkedIn publication (January 3, 2017)
• Post-Election TPP Discussion hosted by CIAS LinkedIn publication (December 3, 2016)
• How do aerospace suppliers and manufacturers win big contracts? LinkedIn publication (August 21, 2016)
• International Anti-Suit Injunctions (a Double-Edged Sword), LinkedIn publication (April 2016)
• Orienting Your Moral Compass During an International Law Crisis, LinkedIn publication (February 2016)
• £148,516.75 Scottish judgment not repugnant to NC law, LinkedIn publication (November 2015)
• Follow up note on the TPP deal – Is ISDS still a part of the deal?, LinkedIn publication (October 2015)
• “Establishing Authenticity and Satisfying the Best Evidence Rule” How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out), NBI Seminar (December 2015)
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• “International Law Symposium on International Contract Drafting”, INCOTERMS, Terms and Usage Break-out Session hosted by the Charlotte International Arbitration Society (June 2015)
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• Legal Aspects of International Trade (November 2014) Central Piedmont Community College (Small Business Center Network)
• Subrogation Recovery Principles, CEU Institute (March 2014)
• “Recognizing the Big Business of Small Business,” Construction and Contract Law Workshop, Institute of Minority Economic Development (October 2013)
• Construction Contractor Forum for minority and small-to-medium sized General Contractors, Charlotte, NC (September 30, 2013)
• “How to Grow Your Book of Business: Strategic Business Development Principles for Non-Equity Partners,” (May 2013) DRI Diversity for Success Seminar
• Legislative Changes in Construction Law—United Minority Contractors of NC, Greensboro, NC (April 26, 2013)
• “CISG 2010 Year in Review“— North Carolina Bar Association International Law & Practice Section (April 2011)
• “Mediterraneo Engineering Co. v. Equatoriana Super Pumps, Or Getting ‘Pumped’ Up About Force Majeure“— North Carolina Bar Association International Law & Practice Section  (November 2010)
• “An International Perspective of the Perils of Parol Evidence: A Practical Guide for the NC Practitioner“—Institute of International Commercial Law (December 2007)