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Michele Farquhar

Work Department
Communications, Internet, and Media
Position
Partner
Career
Years of government, industry, and law firm service have shaped Michele Farquhar into an influential advisor, advocate, and thought leader for the technology, media, and telecommunications industry.
As leader of the firm’s Communications practice, and co-chair of the global industry sector team, she helps clients with a range of global and U.S. communications policy initiatives, spectrum auctions, licensing and compliance matters, and regulatory strategy involving merger and acquisition transactions as well as litigation.
Michele obtains regulatory approvals, waivers, and other licenses for many new and cutting-edge technologies. And she leads teams advising major global companies on regulatory strategy issues involving a range of international jurisdictions. As a legal authority in her industry, she also speaks and writes extensively on a range of communications issues.
Languages
English
Memberships
Board Member, Visitors of St. John’s College; Former President, Land Mobile Communications Council; Member, Board of Trustees of Duke University, 1997-1999; Member, D.C. Bar Steering Committee on Administrative Law and Agency Practice, 2014-present; President, Duke University Alumni Association, 1997-1998; President, Federal Communications Bar Association, 2005-2006
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1984; B.A., Duke University, magna cum laude, 1979
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
(Hall of Fame)A ‘go-to‘ firm in Washington DC for domestic and international regulatory matters, Hogan Lovells US LLP hosts dedicated industry groups, offering clients a multidisciplinary approach where their sector overlaps with telecoms and broadcast. Companies may further rely on the firm’s deeply ingrained litigation team which in a recent highlight represented SNR Wireless against the FCC concerning a denial of auction bidding credits valued at $1.3bn. Head of the communications, internet, and media practice Ari Fitzgerald is a distinguished expert on regulatory matters pertaining to communications and spectrum management but especially in the wireless sector. Co-leading the practice with Fitzgerald, Mark Brennan is a specialist in the intersection of telecoms and technology, heading the firm’s global technology and telecoms industry sector group. Their team includes Michele Farquhar, a prominent figure in the industry who guides her clients through policy, license, and compliance matters, spectrum auctions, M&A and litigation. Trey Hanbury advises key telecoms players such as T-Mobile and DISH Network on strategic matters. Up-and-coming specialists such as counsel Arpan Sura handle high-impact internet related matters before the FCC. Additionally recommended is associate George John for his expertise in the space and satellite sectors. With Gerry Oberst‘s arrival from in-house telecoms positions, the firm welcomes a former colleague and specialist in satellite, broadcast, and technology back into its Washington DC office. Tony Lin has departed the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame - United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory - United States > Media, technology and telecoms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- International Trade > International trade
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - litigation and regulation
- Industry focus > Transport: rail and road - litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Education
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Industry focus > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Government > Government contracts
- Government > Government relations
- Industry focus > Healthcare: health insurers
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Environment: regulatory
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Project finance