Kelley Drye & Warren LLP advises on telecoms, broadband and cable matters for stakeholders across the market, including vendors, consultants and end users. Focusing on administrative law, litigation and transactions, the firm is experienced in regulatory approvals, including for transactions raising foreign ownership issues. Members of the team appear before a wide range of government agencies, from the FCC and FTC to state public utility commissions and the DOJ. Based in Washington DC, Thomas Cohen is the head of the practice, advising on FCC policy and strategy within the broadband and fiber industries. In the Chicago office, Hank Kelly is an experienced litigator, appearing in commercial, IP and class action disputes. In DC, Chip Yorkgitis supports clients with spectrum management and allocation.
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Key clients
- ACA Connects
- Fiber Broadband Association
- Verizon Communications
- PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk.
- Peerless Network, Inc.
Work highlights
Serving as one of ACA Connects’ regulatory counsel, principally dealing with telecommunications and broadband matters involving advocacy before the FCC.
Acting as the Fiber Broadband Association's corporate and regulatory counsel, overseeing legal aspects of the association’s business activities, including commercial agreements and trademarks, as well as Board actions.
Advised Telin and Telin USA on the ramifications of prospective business plans from the standpoint of United States regulatory law implemented by the Federal Communications Commission as well as on compliance with a 2016 National Security Agreement negotiated on the companies’ behalf by the firm with the Department of Justice.
Practice head
Thomas Cohen
Other key lawyers
Chip Yorkgitis; Hank Kelly; Michael Dover