About
Leading Government/Regulatory Affairs Expert and Advocate in California
Fields of Expertise: Sharing Economy, Transportation Network Company (Lyft, Side) law, Telecommunications, Broadband, Telehealth, E-Rate, Wireless Communications, Public Safety Communications, Cable, Digital Literacy, Transportation, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicle and Autonomous Vehicle Policy, and Public Utilities regulation.
I actually have forged deep ties during my legislative and regulatory career, and feature advanced an expansive local, country, and Federal authorities and regulatory employer network. This vast network offers me the particular capacity to help corporations in know-how governmental approaches, lessen purple tape, endorse revolutionary regulations in California and in Washington, D.C., and expedite tasks.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
As interim General Counsel of Sidecar and CPUC regulatory consultant to Lyft, I have solid new guidelines and laws for ridesharing. As Comcast’s VP Government Affairs, I worked with extensive coalitions that accomplished legislative fulfillment in minimizing regulation of IP-enabled offerings and keeping a cable enterprise tax exemption resulting in $15M in negative taxes. I led the organization s California network investment application. As General Counsel and VP Gov t Affairs of Broadband Office, I managed a Kleiner Perkins begin up inside the IP-enabled broadband and apps space.
As a Governor Schwarzenegger appointee to the California’s Public Utilities Commission, I grow to be the organization’s point individual for telecom, broadband, digital literacy, and Internet guidelines regarding paintings with the Federal Communications Commission, Dept. of Commerce s NTIA, Department of Energy, and Dept. of Agriculture s Rural Utilities Service. I initiated a multi million CA Advanced Services Fund to supply broadband infrastructure to areas without broadband or dial up Internet provider.
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- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Utilities
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