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Yaron Dori is a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office, and is the co-chair of the Communications & Media Practice Group. He practices primarily in the area of telecommunications, privacy and consumer protection law, with an emphasis on strategic planning, policy development, commercial transactions, investigations and enforcement, and overall regulatory compliance.
Mr. Dori represents clients before federal and state regulatory agencies and the U.S. Congress in connection with a range of policy issues under the Communications Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and similar federal and state provisions. His unique experience in telecommunications, privacy and consumer protection matters enables him to advise clients on a range of issues in which these disciplines intersect.
With respect to telecommunications matters, Mr. Dori advises clients on a range of business, policy and consumer-facing issues, including net neutrality, broadband deployment, Internet Protocol-enabled services, truth-in-billing, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules, the Cable Privacy Act, exclusive service contracts, cable franchise obligations, local competition, universal service reform and intercarrier compensation.
Mr. Dori also has extensive experience in structuring transactions and securing regulatory approvals at both the federal and state levels for mergers, asset acquisitions and similar transactions involving large and small telecommunications carriers, media companies, and data aggregators.
With respect to privacy and consumer protection matters, Mr. Dori advises clients on federal and state wiretap and electronic storage provisions, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA); regulations affecting new technologies such as online behavioral advertising; and the application of federal and state telemarketing, commercial fax, and other consumer protection laws to voice, text and video transmissions sent to wireless devices and alternative distribution platforms. Mr. Dori also has experience advising companies on state medical marketing privacy provisions, and, more broadly, on state attorney general investigations into a range of consumer protection issues.
Representative Matters
- Counseled a large telecommunications service provider in connection with its privacy and CPNI practices.
- Represented major software and technology company on telecommunications regulatory issues in connection with its acquisition of an industry-leading peer-to-peer application provider.
- Counseled agent to steering committee of secured creditors and future owners in the restructuring of FairPoint Communications.
- Advised major technology and software company in connection with policy and compliance issues pertaining to net neutrality, accessibility, and mobile handset development.
- Represented large health care provider in connection with its receipt of federal Universal Service Fund support.
- Advised a major service provider in connection with its application for broadband stimulus funding pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
- Counseled broadband service and application providers in connection with the development and implementation of behavioral advertising technologies and practices in the US, including matters before the U.S. Congress, the FTC and the courts.
- Advised a large, multi-national company in connection with multiple state attorney general investigations into its consumer privacy practices.
- Represented a private investor in its proposed acquisition of a major provider of global satellite-based telecommunication services.
- Represented a telecommunications carrier in connection with universal service compliance matters, including an investigation by the U.S. Congress and the FCC.
Honors and Rankings
- Recognized in Chambers USA, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite - Regulatory (2011, 2010)
- Recognized in Legal 500 US, Telecom & Broadcast - Regulatory (2011, 2010); Telecoms & Broadcast - Transactional (2011, 2010); Data Protection & Privacy (2011, 2010, 2009); Marketing & Advertising (2011, 2010)
- Federal Communications Bar Association, Recipient of Distinguished Service Award (2003-2004)
Memberships and Affiliations
- Federal Communications Bar Association, President
Publications and Speeches
- Mr. Dori participated in a Q&A with Law360 (9/22/2011) on telecommunications, privacy, and consumer protection law.
- Mr. Dori is quoted in “MMA discuss 'comprehensive mobile privacy guidelines'” Data Protection Law & Policy (1/1/2011), which offers insight on the Mobile Marketing Association’s plans to develop a comprehensive set of mobile privacy guidelines.
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