Michael Lazarus
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Band 4 : Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
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Provided by Michael Lazarus
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Michael is one of the founding members of TLP, and currently is the Managing Member of the Firm. He advises domestic and international clients in the telecommunications industry on transactional and regulatory matters before the Federal Communications Commission and state and local regulatory bodies. He handles a wide range of legal matters for telecommunications companies, including general counseling on federal regulatory issues, regulatory policy advocacy at the FCC and on Capitol Hill, spectrum auction advice, communications-related litigation before the FCC, federal courts, state courts and state public utility commissions, international telecommunications ventures, and a wide range of other transactions including mergers and acquisitions, equipment contracts, debt and equity placements, intercarrier arrangements and interconnection agreements.
Michael specializes in the representation of rural, small and medium-sized carriers against the dominance of larger carriers. He has a particular expertise in the deployment of broadband technologies, including wireless, wireline and the emergence of new technologies. He is often interviewed about his views on the telecommunications industry, and has been quoted extensively in Law360, Communications Daily and other notable telecommunications news outlets.
Career
Paul Hastings LLP, 2006 – 2011
Crowell and Moring, 2002 – 2006
Professional Memberships
District of Columbia Bar
Virginia Bar
Personal
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2002
Duke University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Distinction in Political Science, 1999
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Michael Lazarus specializes in advising both emerging and established carriers, particularly in the wireless industry, in relation to high-value regulatory matters.
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