Jeff is a seasoned attorney with more than two decades of experience advising U.S. and foreign broadband, communications, and technology clients on a broad range of corporate, financial, and regulatory matters. He excels at navigating complex legal landscapes and ensuring all aspects of regulatory compliance for his clients.
Jeff has significant experience managing federal, state, and local government affairs and regulatory compliance matters. He assists clients with federal and state licensing, as well as negotiating and navigating federal and state approvals for various corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, debt issuances, financings, and other complex arrangements. Jeff also focuses his practice on helping domestic and international communications and online services providers navigate electronic communications service laws in a host of foreign jurisdictions. He has successfully navigated numerous matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), as well as the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector.
Before joining the firm, Jeff served as the vice president and deputy general counsel of government affairs for Uniti Group Inc. and its subsidiary fiber network broadband companies, where he oversaw all aspects of regulatory compliance, interconnection, and other carrier-related matters. Jeff also advised on numerous complex corporate transactions in this role, coordinating with the M&A team on several sale-leaseback transactions, short- and long-term financings, asset backed security arrangements, asset acquisitions and divestitures, and equity deals. He managed the legal administration of several of the company's triple-net leases and related transactional agreements such as indefeasible rights of use (IRUs) and asset purchase agreements, and oversaw the administration of various leased property matters including easements, fiber moves, interconnection, property sales, and pole attachment and conduit matters. Jeff oversaw the legal compliance for the company's participation in federal universal service and related subsidy programs (including the FCC E-Rate and Rural Healthcare programs). Additionally, he managed the company's ESG program, and has significant hands-on experience navigating various common ESG-related reporting standards.
Throughout his career, Jeff has co-authored numerous trade articles and client advisories, providing valuable insights into the regulation of VoIP and other advanced services.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
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