Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP
Megan L. Brown is a partner at Wiley Rein LLP. She has significant litigation, appellate and regulatory experience before state and federal courts and agencies.
Ms. Brown helps businesses respond to federal, state and local regulation and investigations raising administrative law, statutory interpretation, and constitutional issues, including the First Amendment.
Director, FCC Council on National Security
Adam Chan is the Director of the FCC Council on National Security. He also clerked on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Before clerking, he worked as a National Security Legal Fellow for the US House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
JD Candidate, Harvard Law School
Trevor is a second-year law student at Harvard Law School. Prior to starting law school, he lived in Taiwan as a Fulbright Scholar studying Taiwanese industrial policy, and he worked as a research assistant at a Washington think tank focused on strategic trade controls where he investigated companies involved in the Chinese defense industry.
Senior Policy Advisor, Akin Gump LLC
Thomas Krueger advises clients on matters resolving international trade policy matters related to international technology transfers subject to U.S. export, import and investment screening regulations. This includes export control policies and/or economic sanctions with regards to China, Russia and other countries of concern. Thomas has experience with traditional technology fields such as aerospace and defense exports and particular experience with emerging technology policies and regulations such as artificial intelligence, quantum and advanced semiconductor technology. He has conducted numerous risk assessments on cutting-edge technology transfers and advises clients on risk mitigation measures.
Previously, Thomas served as a Director of Strategic Trade and Nonproliferation at the National Security Council. In that role, he was responsible for advising the President and National Security Advisor on technology transfers, as well as coordinating interagency positions on U.S. export controls and technology transfer policies.
Prior to his work in at the National Security Council, Thomas held several positions at the U.S. Department of State, including as a Senior Foreign Affairs Officer. Among other duties, he served as the senior advisor to State Department leadership on export controls and technology transfer policies and regulations. Thomas represented the Department of State’s foreign policy positions on EAR-related technology licenses and regulations to the Department of Commerce. He also led the State Department’s nonproliferation reviews of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) filings and sanctions-related export controls policies. Thomas also served as a Defense Trade Controls Analyst in the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Thomas is a retiree from the U.S. Army.
Partner & Chair, National Security Practice, Wiley Rein LLP
Deputy Policy Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
Dan Ball is a Deputy Policy Director with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where he handles the Communications, Technology, Innovation, and Internet portfolio. He has previously practiced telecommunications law at law firms and at the FCC.
Senior Policy Advisor and Senior Technology Counsel, Senator Mark Warner
Rafi Martina currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia). In this capacity, he acts as the senator’s principal advisor on cybersecurity, technology, telecommunications, competition, and consumer protection issues. Mr. Martina serves as Senator Warner’s principal cybersecurity and technology advisor across his committee assignments, including the Senate Banking Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, along with the Senator's work as Co-Chair of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus.
He has spearheaded the Senator’s work on addressing social media disinformation, including by authoring the Honest Ads Act, authored numerous pieces of legislation the Senator has led on information security, including the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, and drafted the Senator’s influential white paper developing policy proposals for the regulation of social media and technology firms.
Prior to joining Senator Warner’s staff, Mr. Martina served as regulatory counsel for Sprint Corp. from 2011-2015, where he represented Sprint in major rulemaking proceedings, mergers and acquisitions, and cases before the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Department of Justice, and federal courts.
Before joining Sprint, Mr. Martina was the recipient of a post-graduate fellowship from the University of Virginia School of Law Foundation. Under the auspices of his fellowship, he acted as a legal fellow and staff attorney for FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker from 2010-2011.
Mr. Martina graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law. He received his Bachelors of Arts (with high honors) in Political Science from the University of Michigan and was a visiting scholar at Oxford University (Worcester College).
Vice President of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Cogeco Inc.
Paul Beaudry is Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs at Cogeco Inc. He leads Cogeco’s regulatory function in Canada and the United States, and represents the company in proceedings before the CRTC, the Federal Communications Commission and other government departments and regulatory agencies. He also oversees compliance with regulatory requirements imposed on the company at each level of government, in both countries. In addition, Paul leads Cogeco’s Sustainability team and the strategy for public disclosure of ESG matters. He joined Cogeco in November 2020 and has since held progressively larger leadership roles within the organization.
Prior to joining Cogeco, Paul served as Director of Regulatory Affairs at TELUS in Calgary. He also practiced competition and foreign investment law at Stikeman Elliott LLP and Ogilvy Renault LLP (now Norton Rose Fulbright) and served as a senior policy advisor to Canada’s Minister of Industry.
Paul is a graduate of the University of Montreal Faculty of Law and is a member of the Quebec Bar. He serve on the boards of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC), La Fondation La Rue des Femmes and the Canadian chapter of the International Institute of Communications. He also sits on the Governors Council of Golf Canada.
Principal, MHRyan Law
Michael H. Ryan is a lawyer specialising in international telecommunications, Internet and media law and regulation, withexperience in policy analysis and regulatory economics.
Senior Policy Counsel and Director, Government Affairs, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Dileep Srihari is Senior Policy Counsel and Director, Government Affairs at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). He represents information and communications technology companies – those that manufacture chips, routers, switches, cell phones, base stations, and more – through policy development and advocacy before Congress and the FCC.
Srihari currently focuses on spectrum and broadband infrastructure deployment issues, including topics ranging from millimeter-wave spectrum for 5G to regulatory reform and funding for broadband deployment. He also provide counsel and supervise others on work spanning across TIA's Government Affairs department, including leading projects on national security issues related to the ICT supply chain as well as Internet of Things issues.
Srihari was previously an associate at law firm WilmerHale where he was a member of the firm’s Communications practice group. His work involved regulatory advocacy and appellate litigation on topics including wireless interference protections, television program access, and process safety management. He also previously worked on Capitol Hill for a somewhat-recognizable U.S. senator.
He holds a J.D. from Georgetown and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell.
Deputy Policy Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
Dan Ball is a Deputy Policy Director with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where he handles the Communications, Technology, Innovation, and Internet portfolio. He has previously practiced telecommunications law at law firms and at the FCC.
Senior Policy Advisor and Senior Technology Counsel, Senator Mark Warner
Rafi Martina currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia). In this capacity, he acts as the senator’s principal advisor on cybersecurity, technology, telecommunications, competition, and consumer protection issues. Mr. Martina serves as Senator Warner’s principal cybersecurity and technology advisor across his committee assignments, including the Senate Banking Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, along with the Senator's work as Co-Chair of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus.
He has spearheaded the Senator’s work on addressing social media disinformation, including by authoring the Honest Ads Act, authored numerous pieces of legislation the Senator has led on information security, including the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, and drafted the Senator’s influential white paper developing policy proposals for the regulation of social media and technology firms.
Prior to joining Senator Warner’s staff, Mr. Martina served as regulatory counsel for Sprint Corp. from 2011-2015, where he represented Sprint in major rulemaking proceedings, mergers and acquisitions, and cases before the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Department of Justice, and federal courts.
Before joining Sprint, Mr. Martina was the recipient of a post-graduate fellowship from the University of Virginia School of Law Foundation. Under the auspices of his fellowship, he acted as a legal fellow and staff attorney for FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker from 2010-2011.
Mr. Martina graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law. He received his Bachelors of Arts (with high honors) in Political Science from the University of Michigan and was a visiting scholar at Oxford University (Worcester College).
Vice President of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Cogeco Inc.
Paul Beaudry is Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs at Cogeco Inc. He leads Cogeco’s regulatory function in Canada and the United States, and represents the company in proceedings before the CRTC, the Federal Communications Commission and other government departments and regulatory agencies. He also oversees compliance with regulatory requirements imposed on the company at each level of government, in both countries. In addition, Paul leads Cogeco’s Sustainability team and the strategy for public disclosure of ESG matters. He joined Cogeco in November 2020 and has since held progressively larger leadership roles within the organization.
Prior to joining Cogeco, Paul served as Director of Regulatory Affairs at TELUS in Calgary. He also practiced competition and foreign investment law at Stikeman Elliott LLP and Ogilvy Renault LLP (now Norton Rose Fulbright) and served as a senior policy advisor to Canada’s Minister of Industry.
Paul is a graduate of the University of Montreal Faculty of Law and is a member of the Quebec Bar. He serve on the boards of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC), La Fondation La Rue des Femmes and the Canadian chapter of the International Institute of Communications. He also sits on the Governors Council of Golf Canada.
Principal, MHRyan Law
Michael H. Ryan is a lawyer specialising in international telecommunications, Internet and media law and regulation, withexperience in policy analysis and regulatory economics.
Senior Policy Counsel and Director, Government Affairs, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Dileep Srihari is Senior Policy Counsel and Director, Government Affairs at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). He represents information and communications technology companies – those that manufacture chips, routers, switches, cell phones, base stations, and more – through policy development and advocacy before Congress and the FCC.
Srihari currently focuses on spectrum and broadband infrastructure deployment issues, including topics ranging from millimeter-wave spectrum for 5G to regulatory reform and funding for broadband deployment. He also provide counsel and supervise others on work spanning across TIA's Government Affairs department, including leading projects on national security issues related to the ICT supply chain as well as Internet of Things issues.
Srihari was previously an associate at law firm WilmerHale where he was a member of the firm’s Communications practice group. His work involved regulatory advocacy and appellate litigation on topics including wireless interference protections, television program access, and process safety management. He also previously worked on Capitol Hill for a somewhat-recognizable U.S. senator.
He holds a J.D. from Georgetown and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell.
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