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L. Elise Dieterich is a partner and the leader of the Telecommunications Group within the Regulated Industries practice in our Washington, D.C. office. She is experienced in both telecommunications and environmental regulatory law, and in litigation and mediation. Ms. Dieterich advises clients on federal, state, and local telecommunications matters, including fiber optic infrastructure financing and deployment, telephony, Internet, cable and open video systems, Voice over Internet Protocol ( VoIP"), programming, copyright, competition policy and privacy issues. She has particular expertise in the regulation of broadband services, with emphasis on advising new market entrants. She also provides advice to industrial and utility clients on telecommunications and environmental matters, including permitting, pole attachments, Broadband over Power Lines ("BPL"), management of internal communications assets, facility siting, rights-of-way, eminent domain, climate change regulation and green technologies. Representative Client Work Regulatory advisor to one of the nation s largest facilities-based competitive providers of bundled cable, high-speed Internet and phone ( triple play ) services on matters including franchising, competition policy, program access, copyright, privacy, telephony, VoIP, and cable modem Outside general counsel to start-up broadband infrastructure provider with multi-state business plan that includes public-private partnerships with local communities Represented applicant to the Rural Utility Service for $38 million broadband loan Represented municipal electric utility negotiating agreement for BPL pilot project Advised regional cable company with regard to introduction of VoIP services Advised proponent of coal-fired electric generation facility on anticipated greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and available carbon offsets Represented industrial PRP in ongoing multi-party Superfund site cleanup Bar Admissions District of Columbia, 1988 Washington, 1990 (currently inactive) Speaking Engagements Speaker, American Public Power Association Conferences Speaker, CLE International, VoIP Conference, Denver, CO (2005) Teaching & Speaking Engagements Speaker, "Broadband Regulation: The FCC s Rules and Beyond," American Public Power Association s Community and Economic Development Conference, Portland, OR (July 2007) and Community Broadband Conference, St. Louis, MO (October 2006) Speaker, "Telecom Update," American Public Power Association Legal Seminar, Boston MA (October 2006) Speaker, Voice Over Internet Protocol Conference, CLE International, Denver, CO (June 2005) Panelist, "Local Rights of Way Management Under Section 253: National Trends," Law Seminars International Local Telecommunications Infrastructure Conference, Seattle, WA (June 2001) Awards & Honors D.C. Appleseed Community Service Award, 2007 Education J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1987 B.A., The Evergreen State College, 1982 |
