Client Successes Nov 21, 2019
BB&K Wins Appeal of FCC Media Ownership Rules
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
Best Best & Krieger LLP lawyers have been among the leading advocates on telecommunications issues for more than three decades. We are especially well-known for our effective and cost-efficient representation of more than 250 public agencies throughout the U.S., including municipal and county governments, special districts, publicly owned utilities, school districts and regional public safety groups.
We guide our public clients through the ever-changing maze of federal and state regulations that affect local agencies’ authority to:
We also represent private businesses, including smaller telecommunications companies and nonprofits, in disputes and negotiations with utilities and large telecommunications and cable service providers.
We maintain a strong presence in Washington, D.C., where our lawyers are highly respected and regularly meet with key members of the Federal Communications Commission and Congress on issues critical to our clients.
Comprehensive Service
BB&K attorneys take a proactive approach by anticipating issues, advocating for clients and helping to shape policy while providing insights that allow our clients to avoid costly errors in planning and implementing major telecommunications projects.
We provide comprehensive counsel on cutting-edge issues and traditional concerns. Combining legal experience with communications business and technology knowledge, we advise on all facets of telecommunications law, regulation business and policy. Further, we regularly and successfully represent clients before federal and state legislators, regulators and commissions, and in FCC proceedings, administrative hearings and enforcement proceedings, as well as in trial and appellate courts.
Areas of Experience:
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
Deadline for Appeal Coming Soon
Kari’s Law Sets New Requirements for Multi-Line Telephone Systems
In the Practical Law Journal, BB&K Partner Gerard Lederer Explains How Such Laws Could Impact Cities’ Revenue
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
International Municipal Lawyers Association
BB&K Free Webinar
BB&K Free Webinar
BB&K Summarizes Order’s Four Major Elements and Offers Response Options
Communities Are Having a Hard Time Keeping Up with Wiring Permits
Partner Gerry Lederer Discusses New Developments in PublicCEO
Listen to Partner Gail Karish’s National Planning Conference Presentation in a GovLove Podcast
Join Coalition to Fight Proposed Expansion of OTARD Rule
Decision in T-Mobile West LLC v. City and County of San Francisco a Victory for Local Government
International Municipal Lawyers Association
Public Agencies Will Be Impacted by Various Actions
Federal Shutdown Does Not Delay Implementation
2019 Brings Changes to Election, Revenue, Conflict of Interest, Property and Public Safety Laws… and More
New and Expanded Services and More Attorneys and Staff Added in 2018
Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
International Municipal Lawyers Association
Communities Coalition Forming Now
Immediate Action Needed — Community Coalition Forming
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
Government Entities Should Evaluate Data Collection and Use Practices
FCC Bans Moratoria on Communications Facilities Deployment
Aims to Provide Revenue to Repair Failing Infrastructure
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
Maryland Association of Counties
BB&K Webinar
BB&K Free Webinar
Association of California Water Agencies
Know Your Rights Amid Mobile Carrier Mega Mergers
League of California Cities
Telecommunications Law Veteran Again Earns Spot on Prestigious List
IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
MyLawCLE
WATOA Annual Conference
ACM Western Region Conference
ACM Western States Regional Conference
BB&K Attorney Gregory Rodriguez Writes on the Latest Legal and Regulatory Considerations for Autonomous Vehicles in PublicCEO
UCR School of Public Policy
Kari’s Law Sets New Requirements for Multi-Line Telephone Systems
Legal Issues that Matter Most to California Cities
Details Local Agencies Need are Included
The State of the Union Address and a Leaked Memo Give the Insight We’ve Been Waiting For
By Joseph Van Eaton, Gerard Lavery Lederer and Gail A. Karish
Local Governments Should Speak Up Now for Local Control
BB&K Municipal Law Webinar Series
U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting 2018
Land Use Law and Planning Conference 2018 Program
Cannabis, LAFCO Law and a Round Up of Other New Laws Impacting Public Agencies
A New York Village Hires Firm, Reports The Journal News
Partner Joseph Van Eaton Represents City in Small Cell Placement Dispute
NBI Seminar
Iowa Municipal Attorney Association's Annual Seminar
TATOA Annual Conference
BB&K Partner Gerard Lederer Discussed Small Cell Tower Regulations with Maryland Residents, WTOP Reports
Strafford Webinar
Victory for Local Governments
International Municipal Lawyers Association
BB&K Municipal Law Webinar Series
By Whitney Blackhurst
Governor has Until Oct. 15 to Veto Controversial Small Cell Bill
Filed on Behalf of Tech Officers from Six Cities, Law360 Reports
The Seminar Group
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
UPDATED: Local Governments May Be Impacted; Comments Due Sept. 21
Law360 Interviews Partner Joseph Van Eaton who Rep’d Local Communities
BB&K Attorneys Win in California Federal Court
Will Serve Clients from our Washington, D.C. Office
eNATOA Webinar
Partner Joseph Van Eaton Represented a Coalition of Communities
NARUC Summer Policy Summit
By Joseph Van Eaton and Gerard Lavery Lederer
ACM 2017 Annual Conference
By John Gasparini
SCAMPS Annual Meeting
Small Cell Bill Curtails Local Discretionary Review and Rates
This Small Cell Bill Curtails Local Discretionary Review and Rates
SANBAG Planning and Development Technical Forum
Comments Due Soon — BB&K Coalition Formed to Respond
2017 STAR Awards
WATOA Annual Spring Conference
Washington, D.C.-Based Partner Recognized for Communications
International Municipal Lawyers Association
Local Governments Should Respond by May 3
Local Governments Need to Voice Their Concerns Before April 26 Hearing
BB&K Assisted with RFP Drafting
SEATOA'S 2017 Annual Broadband & PEG Conference
Firm’s Los Angeles Office Makes Debut at No. 173
ACM Western Regional Conference and Trade Show – Cultivating Community
MyLawCLE Event Co-Sponsored with the Federal Bar
It’s About Connection
UCLA Extension's 31st Annual Land Use Law & Planning Conference
How BB&K Can Help Your Agency Position and Respond
Virginia Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
Rules Ensure Broadband-Ready Developments