Jones Day

Jones Day has a strong background in regulatory litigation, with a dedicated government regulation team that advises communications clients on FCC proceedings and class action litigation before federal courts. From Washington DC, the team represents wireless and wireline carriers, communications users and providers, utilities, manufacturers and developers of new technologies and services, and advises telecoms service providers on the full range of regulatory matters. From spectrum allocations and licenses to satellite and broadband regulation and network access, the group’s expertise spans approvals, dispute resolution, data protection and privacy and compliance across the sector. Donald McGahn and Francoise S. Labrousse co-lead the government regulation team. Bruce Olcott brings knowledge of international regulatory and licensing matters to the team, bolstering its international reach, as well as representing clients before US federal agencies and handling national security issues. Brett Shumate is active in crisis litigation, enforcement and class action litigation under the Communications and Telecommunications Acts and the TCPA. Focusing on cybersecurity and data privacy, with knowledge of international data protection laws, Jennifer Everett advises clients on compliance, data transfers and cyber-governance.