Attorney
Cinnamon Mueller, Chicago, Illinois (June 2008 — July 2011)
- Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating distribution and licensing agreements with national video programming networks (e.g., ABC/Disney/ESPN, Viacom/MTV Networks, and NBC Universal), local broadcast television stations (e.g., ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox affiliates) and performing rights organizations representing copyright holders in the music industry (e.g., BMI and ASCAP).
- Substantial experience counseling clients on federal, state, and local laws and regulations imposed on multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), Internet service providers (ISPs), and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony service providers.
- Significant experience advising clients on issues related to online privacy, network neutrality, acceptable use policies, and emerging technologies in the communications industry (e.g., navigation devices, home networking devices, and online video streaming), and assisting companies with the development and implementation of regulatory compliance guides and policies.
- Counseled national trade association board of directors and executives on policy positions and laws and regulations affecting the association’s more than 900 member companies.
- Drafted comments in administrative rulemaking and other proceedings (e.g., network neutrality rulemaking, Comcast-NBC Universal transaction, and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 broadband stimulus programs), and participated in meetings with association executives and staffers from the Federal Communications Commission and other federal government agencies.
- Frequent panelist and speaker on legal and policy issues impacting the communications industry.
Attorney-Advisor
Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, Policy Division, Washington, D.C. (November 2007 — May 2008)
- Involved in all aspects of regulatory proceedings at the Commission.
- Drafted Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and other regulatory documents, and presented items before the Chairman and Commissioners.
- Involved in negotiating resolutions to disputes relating to over-the-air reception devices (OTARD).
Acting Legal Advisor
Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief, Washington, D.C. (June 2007 — November 2007)
- Coordinated the circulation and release of regulatory documents originating from the Media Bureau’s five divisions.
- Acted as the liaison between the Media Bureau, Commissioners’ Media Legal Advisors, Office of General Counsel, Office of the Secretary, and Office of Media Relations.
- Assisted the Media Bureau Chief in the preparation of material for various communications law and policy panels and other speaking engagements.
Associate Attorney
Atkinson & Brownell, P.A., Miami, Florida (August 2004 — July 2006)
- Managed the day-to-day handling of cases in litigation, including the preparation of responsive pleadings, propounding discovery, arguing substantive motions, and taking depositions.
- Reported Cases: McGrath v. Ward North America, Inc., 955 So.2d 25 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007).
Associate Attorney
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., Miami, Florida (November 2003 — July 2004)
- Prepared responsive pleadings, propounded discovery, attended hearings on discovery motions, and took depositions in a diverse litigation practice, including cases involving the negligent maintenance of elevators/escalators, spoliation or negligent destruction of evidence, and first- and third-party bad faith claims.