Jones Day regularly acts in regulatory litigation, spanning challenges to FCC decisions and class actions defenses under the TCPA. The firm is also well-versed in satellite communications law, advising on satellite and Earth sensing networks and spectrum auctions. Its clientele includes wireless and wireline carriers, tech developers and manufacturers. Leading alongside Françoise Labrousse, Washington DC-based Donald McGahn supporting clients in enforcement actions and litigation in response to government decisions. Bruce Olcott focuses on satellite, cellular and broadband matters, supporting clients in government investigations and negotiations for consent decrees. Also based in DC, Olcott has broader experience in the acquisition, auction, licensing and leasing of spectrum. In June 2025, Brett Shumate left the practice in June 2025 to serve as an Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice.
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Key clients
- SES Americom
- Intelsat US LLC
- Axon Enterprise Inc.
- V2X, Inc.
- Brooklyn Diocese
- The Boeing Company
- Colt Technology Services
- KVH Industries
- Oncor Electric
- State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Advocacy
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Work highlights
Representing SES Americom and its subsidiary, Intelsat US LLC, in the negotiation and drafting of agreements for the joint development of novel space projects.
Represented a couple whose son committed suicide due to cyberbullying in legal challenges to the FCC's authorization of Universal Service funding to support the installation of Wi-Fi systems on school busses.
Assisting Axon Enterprise, Inc., in securing waivers of FCC rules and other approvals from the FCC and FAA to market new wireless surveillance, investigation, and monitoring devices for use by law enforcement to prevent potentially violent confrontations.
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Donald McGahn; Françoise Labrousse
Other key lawyers
Bruce Olcott