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Media, technology and telecoms
Within Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory, Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan, LLC is a second tier firm,
Washington DC boutique Lawler, Metzger, Keeney & Logan, LLC’s telecommunications practice is led by former FCC official Richard Metzger. The firm’s core competence of advising leading wireless and wireline carriers on FCC compliance issues has won it an excellent market reputation and a loyal client following. Attorneys’ expertise on boundary-pushing compliance, spectrum, and licensing proceedings, along with the partner attention and personal service that characterize a smaller boutique firm, gives the firm an edge over larger and more generalist practices. The team represented longstanding client Sprint Nextel in special access pricing proceedings before the FCC and wireless-related issues, and advised Comcast on the provision of VoIP, as well as assisting in legislative efforts at the federal level on its behalf, notably in relation to the universal service fund. Former FCC staff, name partners Richard Metzger, former chief of the Common Carrier Bureau, Gina Keeney and Charles Logan give the group a unique combination of public service and private practice experience which support its negotiating strength. Gil Strobel is also recommended. The firm also has substantial experience with FCC merger review proceedings, advising Comcast on its acquisition of Cimco Communications, and General Electric in its joint venture with Comcast involving NBC Universal. The group is advising XO Communications on the National Broadband Plan.