Enabling innovation at the intersection of technology, business and the law, our US communications lawyers help you navigate the ever-changing global regulatory landscape. Whether you provide communications services or content, develop software and apps, invest in—or rely on—technology, we have the talent, experience and creativity to help you succeed.

We understand the technologies that power your business, working with you to identify relevant opportunities and risks quickly and develop pragmatic strategies. Comprehensive and thoughtful advice is possible only with a full understanding of the underlying technology. Benefit from many of our lawyers' dual backgrounds in engineering and law—combined with decades of experience—which makes us uniquely qualified to unlock value and reduce risk by translating our decades of experience and know-how into highly relevant and commercially practical advice.

Whether you represent telecoms, energy, broadcasting, digital content, manufacturing, finance or services, you will be supported by a team who has built its reputation at the cutting-edge of technological change across every industry sector. We connect you to people who you can trust to help resolve your most complex challenges and shape the future of your business—faster, more efficiently and cost effectively.

The real world does not limit itself to specialized silos, and neither do we. Our US team understands the relationships among the regulatory frameworks—at home and abroad—for your business, the technologies you use and overarching frameworks for issues like privacy and data security. We work with you to achieve success by offering teams who fully understand the critical interdependencies among regulation, transactions, financing, industry trends, best practices, dispute resolution, litigation and the creation, protection and effective use of intellectual property.

When the pursuit of your goals brings you before federal regulatory agencies like the Federal Communications Commission or Federal Trade Commission, state regulatory agencies or federal or state courts, you will be supported by our experienced team in every step, from licensing and certification, funding and subsidy programs, to investigations, audits, complaints, administrative and judicial appeals.

Rely on us to advocate on your behalf against onerous regulations, while promoting policy alternatives on issues such as universal service, interconnection, competition, IP transition and privacy.

Recognition

Missouri Lawyers Media honors partner Mark Johnson with 2024 ICON Award

March 29, 2024

Missouri Lawyers Media bestowed its 2024 ICON Award on Mark Johnson, one of three founders of the Firm’s Kanas City office and a partner in both its Public Policy and Regulation and Telecommunications practices.

Insights

Post-Chevron and Beyond – Administrative Law Resource Center

July 10, 2024

At the end of the Supreme Court’s 2023-24 term, the Court’s conservative majority effected a sea-change in federal administrative law, asserting a stronger role for the courts in the regulatory state and bringing into question the legality and viability of many regulatory programs.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and FY23: What Clients Should be Doing to Prepare

August 31, 2022

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law.

Ukraine: Key changes to labor laws

August 8, 2022

Ukraine: On July 19, 2022, Law of Ukraine No. 2352-IX On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine, Governing Optimization of Labor Relations entered into full force and effect and amended the Code of Labor Laws of Ukraine (the Labor Code), the Laws of Ukraine On the Organization of Labor Relations under Martial Law, On Leaves, and others.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Prominent media lawyer Stephanie Abrutyn joins Dentons

July 11, 2023

We are excited to welcome Stephanie Abrutyn to our Media and Entertainment, and Litigation groups at Dentons. Abrutyn joins as counsel and will split her time between our New York and Washington, DC, offices.

Dentons in Latin America

December 18, 2015

Global law firm Dentons, Colombia’s Cárdenas & Cárdenas, and Mexico’s López Velarde, today announced that the partners of each firm have approved the combination of the three firms, bringing the world’s largest law firm to two of Latin America’s top four economies.

Dentons enters Latin America

November 30, 2015

The global law firm Dentons today announced that it will be establishing its first physical presence in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the news that it is considering combining with Colombia’s Cárdenas & Cárdenas, and Mexico’s López Velarde. The announcement follows Dentons' recent high-profile pivot to the Pacific Rim, in which the Firm announced a combination with both Australia's Gadens and Singapore's Rodyk, and the formalization of its historic combination in China, which made Dentons the largest law firm in the world.