Professor Lyons is an associate professor at Boston College Law School. He specializes in the areas of property, telecommunications and administrative law. Before joining the faculty, he practiced energy, telecommunications, and administrative law at the firm of Munger, Tolles and Olson in Los Angeles. He also clerked for the Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Professor Lyons has participated in rulemaking proceedings before both the Federal Communications Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission and has represented clients in federal and state litigation involving numerous regulatory issues. He has also spoken at workshops nationwide on the effects of technology convergence on telecommunications regulation.
Federalism and the Rise of Renewable Energy
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Net Neutrality
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University of Kansas School of Law1535 W. 15th Street
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Administrative Law
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18th Annual Faculty Conference
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A Reader on Net Neutrality and Restoring Internet Freedom
In December 2017, the Federal Communications Commission adopted its landmark Restoring Internet Freedom Order that...
RESOLVED: The FCC Does Not Have the Legal Authority to Implement Net Neutrality - Event Audio/Video
18th Annual Faculty Conference
The FCC derives its legal authority almost entirely from statutes that predate the Internet--primarily from...
Oneok v. Learjet - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 4-29-15 featuring Daniel Lyons
On April 21, 2015, the Supreme Court decided Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet. The question in...
Oneok v. Learjet - Post-Argument SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 3-12-15 featuring Daniel Lyons
On January 12, 2015, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Oneok, Inc. v....
Net Neutrality: The Power to Act - Podcast
Telecommunications & Electronic Media Practice Group Podcast
After suffering two judicial setbacks already, most recently in the D.C. Circuit’s Verizon v. FCC...