Experience

The Heights School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• History and Philosophy Teacher

  • Aug 2019 - Present



HWG LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Feb 1998 - Present

  • Handle a wide range of cases involving commercial contract disputes, financial services, telecommunications, privacy, and civil rights • Litigate in both trial and appellate courts, both state and federal• Appear before state and federal administrative agenciesRepresentative matters include: • Obtaining compensation for a journalist whose notes were seized in violation of the Privacy Protection Act• Winning a multi-million-dollar judgment for trust beneficiaries arising out of a corporate trustee's breach of fiduciary duty• Successfully defending a foreign exchange broker against a customer's attempt to shift losses in the foreign exchange markets• Representing a commercial developer whose claims of government corruption were erroneously dismissed• Representing political parties challenging Maryland ballot access procedures• Negotiating one of the largest Privacy Act settlements in history—and complete exoneration for our client—after Attorney General John Ashcroft, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the FBI publicly smeared an innocent man in the government's investigation of the anthrax attacks• Blocking state regulatory action against companies subject to exclusively federal regulatory jurisdiction• Obtaining reversal of a summary judgment erroneously entered against a privately owned nursing home that subsequently won over $20 million at trial• Representing satellite companies, terrestrial wireless service providers, and equipment manufacturers in administrative rulemakings on use of the radio frequency spectrum• Advising companies and non-profit organizations on compliance with the federal "Do Not Call" rules and other telemarketing regulations administered by the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission• Pioneering development of new licensing and regulatory strategies for non-geostationary communications satellites Show less

• Managing Partner

  • May 2009 - Jan 2016

  • Oversaw day-to-day operations of the firm• Helped create and sustain a culture of collegiality and professional excellence in which everyone thrives



Gibson Dunn

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Of Counsel

  • May 1996 - Jan 1998

  • Worked with two other colleagues from the FCC to build one of the premier telecommunications practices in the country from scratch at a firm that previously had no such practice • Worked with two other colleagues from the FCC to build one of the premier telecommunications practices in the country from scratch at a firm that previously had no such practice



Federal Communications Commission

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Legal Advisor, International Bureau

  • Jul 1994 - May 1996

  • Worked to transform the FCC’s Office of International Communications into the new International Bureau • Advised the Bureau Chief on legal and policy aspects of satellite regulation and other international communications issues • Drafted and edited written opinions and responses to Congressional inquiries • Briefed FCC commissioners on pending matters • Worked with staff from the White House and various Executive Branch agencies on matters of international communications policy Show less



Williams & Connolly

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Associate

  • Jul 1991 - Jul 1994

  • Focused on commercial disputes in a large number of federal, state, and territorial courts • Briefed several successful appeals in both federal and state courts • Counseled clients on international trade matters and in administrative contexts • Focused on commercial disputes in a large number of federal, state, and territorial courts • Briefed several successful appeals in both federal and state courts • Counseled clients on international trade matters and in administrative contexts



Tuttle & Taylor

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Associate

  • Sep 1990 - Jun 1991

  • Litigated tort and contract cases for commercial clients, plus a wide variety of other matters including a substantial amount of pro bono representation • Practiced in both the state and the federal appellate courts • Argued a successful appeal before the Ninth Circuit, obtaining return of property seized by the federal government without due process of law • Litigated tort and contract cases for commercial clients, plus a wide variety of other matters including a substantial amount of pro bono representation • Practiced in both the state and the federal appellate courts • Argued a successful appeal before the Ninth Circuit, obtaining return of property seized by the federal government without due process of law



Hon. Stephen Reinhardt

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Clerk

  • Dec 1989 - Sep 1990

  • Performed legal research • Wrote and edited bench memoranda • Assisted in the preparation of opinions and confidential memoranda to other judges • Performed legal research • Wrote and edited bench memoranda • Assisted in the preparation of opinions and confidential memoranda to other judges



Tuttle & Taylor

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Associate

  • Aug 1988 - Dec 1989

  • Litigated tort and contract cases for commercial clients, plus a wide variety of other matters including a substantial amount of pro bono representation • Practiced in both the state and the federal appellate courts • Helped vindicate rights of indigent clients to consult with attorneys regarding denials of government benefits • Litigated tort and contract cases for commercial clients, plus a wide variety of other matters including a substantial amount of pro bono representation • Practiced in both the state and the federal appellate courts • Helped vindicate rights of indigent clients to consult with attorneys regarding denials of government benefits