Milbank

Milbank‘s multi-disciplinary TMT team remains at the forefront of the telecoms finance and the space and satellite industries. As well as expertise in digital infrastructure, the team fields a strong connectivity practice, advising developers and sponsors of telecoms networks, from terrestrial to satellite. Advising an extensive roster of clients across the full lifecycle of projects, the team handles financings, the purchase and sale of telecoms infrastructure and project development, alongside procurement agreements, capacity contracts, spectrum leasing and securitization, and tower leasing arrangements. Dara Panahy heads the firm’s Washington DC-based transportation and space group, with a diverse clientele of satellite and space infrastructure operators, aerospace manufacturers, and communications, earth observation and data companies, as well as service providers and investors in the sector. Practice co-head Patrick Campbell has extensive experience in contract negotiation regarding the construction of undersea and underground fiber optic telecoms systems, the procurement of satellite systems and the leasing of satellite capacity. Bijan Ganji is well-versed in the aerospace and communications industries, as well as bringing in-depth knowledge of national security to the team. From New York, Daniel Bartfeld heads the firm’s global project, energy and infrastructure finance team, while Jaime Ramirez and Roland Estevez focus on connectivity infrastructure.