Represents clients across sectors, including investment management, wireless, space & satellite, and telecom, media & technology (TMT).
Handles domestic and international communications matters.
Worked at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and in the TMT industry.
Represents technology companies before the FCC, the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector (Team Telecom), and the Departments of Defense (DOD), Commerce and State.

With first-hand experience working in the telecom, media & technology (TMT) industry and at the FCC, Steve advises public and private companies on foreign and domestic communications matters across industries. He represents TMT companies, trade associations, financial institutions and investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and private credit funds and other asset managers. Steve also represents wireless and space & satellite clients, including manufacturers, service providers and novel space companies.

Steve handles communications matters involving:

FCC rulemakings and policy advocacy
Investment funds and advice on ownership analysis, compliance obligations and structuring
Financial restructuring
Spectrum auctions and spectrum leasing
Space & satellite policy, licensing and compliance
Wireless, satellite and broadcast license transfers and renewals
Responses to enforcement actions
Compliance counseling
Drafting and negotiation of transactional documents in the TMT space
Tower matters.

Steve also assists private equity and hedge funds in analyzing the effects of FCC regulation on investments.

Representative Work

Advising a multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate, on wireless, licensing, policy, compliance and commercial issues, as well as transactions, related to its wireless, broadcast, and other assets, and on its sale of several owned and operated radio stations and obtaining FCC approval of the same.
Represented a multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate in ongoing policy proceedings at the FCC, including those related to protections for full-power television stations.
Represented a satellite megaconstellation operator with respect to FCC compliance, policy proceedings, and broadband subsidy program policy and compliance matters.

Represented a global leader in satellite-based solutions in negotiating a multibillion-dollar contract to design, build and deploy a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation.
Representing a state public television and radio broadcasting authority in all of its matters before the FCC, including routine license renewals, modifications and other regulatory filings, as well as in transitioning three full-power television and six television translator stations, in connection with the FCC’s repack process, including successfully obtaining several extensions of construction permits and the invoice submission deadline.
Represented a television broadcaster and provider of internet, phone and cable television service, in applying for a new full-power television license in Auction 112, and in navigating all of its regulatory obligations in connection with the new full-power television license, including requirements related to the construction process, mandatory carriage arrangements with MVPDs and filing all necessary FCC applications.
Serving as FCC counsel for a provider of broadband internet service, cable TV and VoIP, representing the company in all of its regulatory matters before the FCC, including in navigating the rollout of the FCC’s new Broadband Data Collection (BDC) program.
Advised a client emerging from bankruptcy in appeals at the FCC and in the courts to regain its FCC licenses and eventually sell to a major telecommunications provider.

Education
J.D., New York University School of Law, 2012
M.S., Syracuse University, 2007
B.A., Loyola University of Maryland, summa cum laude, 2006

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
New York

Recognitions

The Legal 500 US, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory, 2024.

Affiliations and Public Service

Honors Attorney, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Legal Intern, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Federal Communications Bar Association

Speeches and Publications

“Emerging Issue: Governing Spectrum on the Moon,” Women and Drones: Vertical Space e-Magazine, summer 2024.
Speaker, “U.S. ISAM Regulation: A View From Orbit,” COSMIC Convergence 2024, May 15, 2024.
Speaker, “Lunar Spectrum and Lunar Governance,” NASA Interagency Operations Advisory Group, April 4, 2024.
Speaker, “On-Orbit Activities: The Future of Space Innovation and Regulation,” CONFERS, March 12, 2024.
Panelist, “Collaborative Space Infrastructure: Navigating Regulatory Challenges,” Space Beach Law Lab, February 29, 2024.
Panelist, “Digital Communities Dialogue: Smart Cities: How Digital Communities Can Serve the Interests of Their Citizens,” December 9, 2020.
Panelist, “Available Funding Opportunities for WISPs” webinar, November 5, 2020.