David E. Bronston > Phillips Lytle LLP > Albany, United States > Lawyer Profile
Phillips Lytle LLP Offices
Omni Plaza
30 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12207-1537
NEW YORK
United States
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David E. Bronston
Work Department
Telecommunications Law
Position
David is a digital infrastructure expert serving as Phillips Lytle’s Telecommunications Team Leader.
A former general counsel for the NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, David is an acknowledged authority on fiber and wireless network deployment in public and private properties and Right of Way (RoW). Whether towers, small cells, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), data centers, Fiber to the Home (FTTH) or metro enterprise and middle mile fiber networks, David has obtained and negotiated licensees, franchise leases and all types of authorizations necessary for digital infrastructure deployments.
Over the course of his long career in communications law, David has developed relationships with investment advisors and bankers, C-level executives and in-house and other counsel. These relationships help propel deals forward and bring value-added services to Phillips Lytle clients. These clients range from Fortune 50 carriers to the small cell providers in NYC subways and public rights of way.
David is a builder of both telecommunications and professional networks, particularly in the infrastructure field.
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Forum on Communications Law
- Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section
- Senior Lawyers Division
- Federal Communications Bar Association
- Co-Chair, New York Chapter, 2000-2002
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Business Law Section
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1985
- Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, M.P.A., 1984
- Harvard College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1977
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Fielding extensive experience in acquisitions, lender financings and private equity and infrastructure fund investors, Phillips Lytle LLP‘s diverse clientele includes both national and international lenders and strategic investment funds. Based in Buffalo, the telecoms practice has been active in the deployment of wireless and broadband infrastructure across the US, involved in asset purchases and sales and the drafting of various related agreements. Douglas Dimitroff boasts deep experience and an impressive roster of telecoms clients, including carries and infrastructure providers. Kimberly Nason co-heads the telecoms industry team, alongside David Bronston, who focuses on telecoms infrastructure, as well as advising telecoms companies on M&A. Bruce Frankiewich advises on the deployment and operation of wireline and wireless networks, as well as fielding particular experience in fiber optic-based telecoms operations and global wireless carriers. Flora Donovan is another name to note.