Our nationally recognized Internet & Data Protection Group offers the full complement of counseling, regulatory and litigation services for clients that store and transmit information, including data, voice, sounds and images. We work with clients who run and manage Internet-based businesses, ISPs, Internet Portals, social networking sites, interactive video games and traditional communications networks to minimize their business risks.
On the Internet side, we help clients by providing practical business-friendly advice on issues such as: transmitting and storing user-generated content, DMCA implementation and compliance, conducting email marketing consistent with CAN-SPAM, complying with laws pertaining to gambling, and adult-content. We also help service providers on government compliance issues that arise under ECPA, CALEA, FISA, Cable and Wiretap Acts and in implementing Wiretap, FISA, Pen Register and Trap & Trace Orders and NSLs.
We also counsel communications providers on wireline, wireless and VoIP regulations. We provide strategic advice on consumer protection regulations for marketing and billing services, such as TCPA and truth-in-billing requirements, as well as regulatory fee requirements, including USF compliance, auditing and enforcement. We advise clients on CALEA and CPNI privacy regulations and assist clients in subpoena compliance. We also negotiate agreements and litigate disputes between users, suppliers and providers of communications services, and represent clients in enforcement actions before the FCC, state commissions and attorneys general.
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Spotlights
Randy Sabett Speaks at RSA Data Security Conference  Randy Sabett will be speaking at the RSA Data Security Conference " Security Decoded", taking place March 1-5 in San Francisco. Mr. Sabett will participate in "Survivor: PKI - Rumors of Its Death Grossly Exaggerated" on March 4 and "Current Issues in Ethics" on March 5. The conference will explore leading topics in the field from cryptography to legislation, to government and policy mandates. Randy Sabett Moderates During FCBA Privacy/Data Security Symposium The Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) will hold its 5th annual ABA/FCBA Privacy/Data Security Symposium on March 11, 2010. Internet & Data Protection partner Randy Sabett will serve as moderator during the symposium's session on Due Diligence, Contract and Insurance Requirements. This CLE seminar will discuss a host of new laws, increased government oversight, and class action lawsuit potential regarding the privacy and security of personally identifiable information for consumers, clients, and employees of communications and media companies that the new decade brings. TR Daily Covers Telebriefing by Telecom Antitrust Panel, Including Doug Bonner  On September 17, 2009, Internet, Communications & Data Protection Group partner Douglas Bonner moderated an expert panel of antitrust lawyers, including Michael Altschul, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of CTIA - The Wireless Association, and Donald J. Russell, partner at Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP and former Chief of the Antitrust Division's Telecommunications Task Force from 1994 to 2001. The Q&A discussion examined 1) Antitrust policy changes at the DOJ; 2) The impact of vertically integrated telecommunications companies on competition; 3) FCC investigation of wireless industry practices; 4) The role Congress plays in investigations of the telecom industry; and 5) the results of private antitrust actions against telecom/video providers. To review materials provided to participants, click links below: Preserving "Net Neutrality" Amidst Massive Telecommunications Consolidation - Can it Happen? presentationAssistant Attorney General Varney 5/12/09 speech to U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "Vigorous Antitrust Enforcement in This Challenging Era" DOJ Antitrust Division Press Release, 5/11/09Read full TR Daily article
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