Experience

Wiley Rein LLP

• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Partner

  • Aug 1998 - Present

• Partner

  • Aug 1998 - Present

  Washington, D.C. I am an experienced regulatory and transactional attorney who advises national, regional, and local media companies on regulatory compliance, structures and negotiates media transactions, and represents media companies in enforcement actions and disputes. * I structure and document mergers, acquisitions, joint arrangements, and other operational and content agreements for media clients against the backdrop of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) media ownership rules. I successfully… Show more I am an experienced regulatory and transactional attorney who advises national, regional, and local media companies on regulatory compliance, structures and negotiates media transactions, and represents media companies in enforcement actions and disputes. * I structure and document mergers, acquisitions, joint arrangements, and other operational and content agreements for media clients against the backdrop of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) media ownership rules. I successfully navigate the FCC approval process for transactions valued from the thousands to the billions of dollars. * I advise and counsel national, regional, and local television and radio broadcasters in a wide range of regulatory and transactional matters, including foreign ownership in U.S. media companies, broadcast indecency, political advertising, and cable and satellite carriage of television stations. * I represent media clients in FCC enforcement, rulemaking, and adjudicatory proceedings. * I advise radio and television broadcasters on compliance with FCC rules and policies including station licensing and license renewal, disclosure and reporting requirements, and rules affecting program content. * I counsel broadcasters on regulations affecting technical operation and new media platforms, including digital broadcasting and mobile distribution. * I advise media owners, lenders, and equity investors on FCC regulatory requirements in bankruptcies, restructuring, and workouts.