Phillips Lytle LLP is a telecoms-specialist firm based across the State of New York that regularly advises clients on digital infrastructure investments. The firm is a go-to for clients in New York for regional tower developments, fiber-to-home projects, and data center expansions. It structures telecoms and broadcast deals, creating financing models and managing risk. David E. Bronston sits in New York and leads on telecoms infrastructure mandates, while co-head Kimberly R. Nason spearheads the Buffalo team and is well versed in transactions and development of cell towers and telecoms facilities. Bruce T. Frankiewich resides in Rochester and is the go-to advisor for fiber and wireless infrastructure.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Expertise in cell lease contracts and not-for-profit experience that satisfied our needs.’

  • ‘Phillips Lytle’s telecoms and broadcast transactional team stands out for the breadth of disciplines it brings together and its ability to apply that expertise in complex, real-world public sector and infrastructure contexts. Over the past 18 months, the team has supported us across a wide range of matters, including telecom and broadband-specific regulatory considerations.'

  • ‘David E. Bronston has been the primary attorney on our matters and has provided consistently sound judgment, steady leadership, and deep subject-matter knowledge. He brings a calm, thoughtful approach to complex issues and has been particularly effective at helping navigate nuanced public-sector and telecom-related considerations.'

  • ‘Phillips Lytle has the people with the experience, expertise, and networks to help guide us and write legal documents on our behalf. The team we work with focused on broadband and it is useful to have people knowledgeable about our specific case issues on our team.’

  • ‘I needed a firm that had experience in building a municipal utility to provide broadband services to its residents utilizing State and Federal grant funds. I also needed a firm that could negotiate the grant agreements as well as a public/private partnership agreement. Phillips Lytle met both of those needs with a team that was attentive, responsive, and knowledgeable. ’

  • ‘Bruce T. Frankiewich is a detail-oriented attorney with excellent knowledge and experience in broadband utilities. He is also very organized in his review and mark-ups of the various iterations of the agreements and is able to maintain order in a sometimes chaotic environment.’

Practice head

David E. Bronston; Kimberly R. Nason

Other key lawyers

Bruce T. Frankiewich