North America - United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Arnold & Porter
Key clients such as AT&T have cemented Arnold & Porter’s position in the market, regularly acting as lead counsel on significant mergers in the telecoms and media sectors. Public broadcast stations, cybersecurity companies and media groups also make up the practice’s diverse clientele. Based in Washington DC, Maureen Jeffreys leads the telecoms, internet and media team; she is an expert in wired and wireless communications and broadband services and is regularly involved in M&A in the telecoms and media space. Darrel Pae, also based in DC, specializes in privacy and cybersecurity matters.
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Key clients
- AT&T
- Digital Promise Global
- Public Media Group of Southern California
- KQED Inc.
- North Texas Broadcasting Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. on its agreement to have KERA, an NPR station owned by North Texas Public Broadcasting, manage WRR, a station run by the City of Dallas’ Office of Arts and Culture, and the post-agreement regulatory compliance.
- Advising AT&T on the Discovery/WarnerMedia merger as U.S. and international regulatory and antitrust counsel, and continuing to provide post-merger counsel related to this deal.
- Advising Digital Promise Global on a range of legal issues, including privacy, corporate, tax, transactional, and IP issues.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Maureen Jeffreys