Megan H. Troy

Megan Troy is a partner in the Business Trials Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Troy focuses her practice on telecommunications and policy. She has counseled clients on a broad range of telecommunications and technology issues including FCC regulatory matters, e–commerce contracts, international telecommunications, U.S. market–entry, and legislative and regulatory developments in the high tech industry. Ms. Troy advises and represents telecommunications companies in litigation and other matters involving local telephone competition, universal service, and the development, defense and critique of telecommunications cost models and methodologies. She has represented clients before the Federal Communications Commission, state Public Utilities Commissions, and before Congress.

Education

• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, 1997
• B.A., University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), magna cum laude, 1993

Memberships

• Advisory Board, Pike & Fisher’s Communications Regulation
• American Bar Association
• DC Bar Association
• Federal Communications Bar Association

Articles

• "A Legal and Economic Justification for a Uniform Pole Attachment Rate (Part I)," Communications Environmental & Land Us Law Report (CELULR), Vol. 11, No. 11, November 2008

FCC Law Blog Articles

• "Senate Passes FISA Bill With Telecom Immunity", July 16, 2008 
• "FCC Steps Up DTV Enforcement", April 17, 2008
• "Incumbents Big Winners in 700 MHz Auction", April 1, 2008

Speeches

• “Joint Use: Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead,” Heartland Conference, Akron, Ohio, November 18, 2008
• “Telecom Year in Review: Regulatory and Legislative Developments in the United States,” International Telecommunications Society, 17th Biennial Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 26, 2008
• "The Affects of September 11th on the U.S. Telecommunications and High–Tech Industries," Center for International Legal Studies High–Tech Law: E–Commerce, Information Technology, and Telecommunications Conference, Kitzbuhel, Austria (January 14, 2003)
• "Customer Information: Utility Customer Privacy," United Telecom Council Annual Meeting (UTC Telecom 2001), Milwaukee, Wisconsin (June 25, 2001)