Following up on our special client alert on the 2020 Presidential election, we are pleased to distribute a guest editorial on Section 230 of the Communications Act, now at the center of the controversy between the candidates involving the former Vice President’s son. It is written by one of the “authors” of Section 230, our long-time friend and well-known (now retired) attorney Bob Butler. The attached

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The attached Client Alert:https://wstelecomlaw.com/2019-04-sapronov-associates-p-c-political-alert-midterm-elections-telecom/  

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Walt Sapronov & Paul Kouroupas of our Firm recently moderated a webinar for Thomson Reuters addressing the current regulatory framework for foreign investment in U.S. telecommunications markets, with emphasis on doing business with Russia.  Speakers include Dan Pickard (Wiley Rein), James Wholey (Phillips Lytle), Alla Naglis (King & Spalding) and Maxim Khlopotin (Sapronov & Associates). The webinar, “Negotiable Hostilities: Doing Telecom Deals with Russia in the Sanctions

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  Net Neutrality Alert - Mozilla v FCC

A SPECIAL CLIENT ALERT1 JUSTICE BRETT KAVANAUGH: The Supreme Court and Telecommunications Part II November 13, 2018 How Justice Kavanaugh’s Appointment Could Influence U.S. Telecom Policies: Merger Review View Attachment

THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH:  The Supreme Court and Telecommunications 

The European Union’s (“EU”) new data privacy and protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), went into effect May 25, 2018 and affects organizations across the globe, not just those located in the EU.   The attached Client Alert summarizes some key points of the new regulation.   For assistance with determining if the GDPR applies to your company and ensuring it becomes compliant, please contact us    

The Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) Proposes to Dismantle its Net Neutrality Rules