Matthew A. Brill > Latham & Watkins LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP
555 ELEVENTH STREET, NW, SUITE 1000
WASHINGTON DC 20004-1304
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States

Position

Matthew Brill, Global Chair of the Connectivity, Privacy & Information Practice, a member of the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice, and a former FCC senior official, represents communications industry leaders in their most complex litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters.

A nationally recognized communications lawyer, Matthew draws on his sophisticated understanding of how rapidly evolving regulations shape the industry to advise service providers, investors, lenders, and other clients on matters involving:

    • Broadband regulation, including net neutrality and digital discrimination issues
    • Telecommunications competition and universal service
    • Wireless services
    • National security and foreign ownership
    • First Amendment and false advertising issues
    • CDA Section 230 and online content regulation

He represents clients in high-stakes, precedent-setting industry proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), trial and appellate courts, and state public utility commissions and attorneys general.

Matthew served as the Senior Legal Advisor and Chief of Staff to FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, where he developed national policies governing broadband Internet access, voice-over-IP (VoIP) services, local telephone competition, universal service subsidies, intercarrier compensation arrangements, and spectrum allocation.

He served as a law clerk to Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

Matthew is an active member of the Federal Communications Bar Association and has chaired its Common Carrier Practice Committee.

He maintains an active appellate pro bono practice, including First Amendment litigation.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory

(Hall of Fame)

Matthew A. BrillLatham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP‘s team advises clients including broadband service providers, telecoms carriers and providers of network infrastructure on the full range of regulatory matters. Matthew A. Brill leads the team from Washington DC and serves a number of prominent telecoms, broadcast and tech companies on a wide variety of regulatory and litigation matters. James H. Barker boasts over 30 years’ experience advising on the administrative regulation of wireless communications tech, as well as on the drafting of telecoms and satellite laws and regulations. Matthew T. Murchison routinely represents clients before the FCC regarding such complex topics as net neutrality and low-earth orbit satellite broadband networks. Sarang (Sy) Damle specializes in advising clients before the Copyright Office, the Copyright Royalty Board and the DOJ, with particular expertise in the regulations surrounding the digital music streaming industry. Elizabeth R. Park excels in regulatory policy issues and matters related to the FCC and the ‘Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the US Telecommunications Services’. Alli Stillman is well-regarded for her work as a copyright litigator and is a key contact for clients in the tech, and media and entertainment sectors especially.

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions

(Hall of Fame)

Matthew A. Brill – Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP‘s broad practice advises internet providers, cable and satellite operators,  radio and television stations and providers of network infrastructure, among others, on the full span of telecoms matters; it has expertise across connectivity, privacy and information in particular. The team offers its roster of clients advice in relation to the variety of transactions, from net neutrality rulemaking considerations to advice regarding the deployment of new networks and tech. Matthew A. Brill chairs the Washington DC-based team and is a key contact for several high-profile clients including private equity firms and lenders. James H. Barker brings extensive knowledge of the regulatory aspects of new and existing wireless communications tech, while Matthew Murchison handles a range of transactional mandates, in particular those requiring approval from the FCC. Elizabeth R. Park is well-regarded for her work on M&A, private equity investments and the negotiation of a range of communications, tech and content agreements.