Abraham J. Shanedling

Abraham Shanedling is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Shanedling represents clients in complex litigation and technical regulatory matters across various industries, including communications regulatory issues and disputes for communications sector clients. Mr. Shanedling has represented clients before federal and state courts across the country as well as federal and state administrative agencies. He has honed his litigation skills regarding every aspect of a case, with matters ranging from multi-district products liability litigation and commercial disputes to government investigations and enforcement actions.

Mr. Shanedling currently represents cable operators and other broadband providers in matters involving communications law issues. This includes issues related to municipal franchising (including franchise renewal and transfers of control), franchise fees, fees in support of Public, Educational and Governmental (“PEG”) channels, institutional networks, access to rights-of-way, pole attachments, infrastructure deployment, and a host of related issues.

Mr. Shanedling previously served as a law clerk with the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and as a legal intern in the Office of the Chief Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Aside from his practice, Mr. Shanedling is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches a course on Legal Research, Analysis and Writing.

• Burton Distinguished Legal Writing Award, 2015

• American Bar Association
• Federal Communications Bar Association
• Bar Association of the District of Columbia