The Federal Communications Commission was in a state of sudden upheaval last week, with the announcements that three of the FCC’s top officials Chairman Julius Genachowski, GOP Commissioner Robert McDowell and Chief Counsel Sherrese Smith would be leaving. None have said where they’ll be working next.
Practitioners said they expect few policy changes under a new chairman, and credited Genachowski for his efforts during a time of recurring technological transformations. "This chairman understood the changes and tried to orient the agency in a way that respected legacy technologies, but at the same time looked ahead at new technologies," said Yaron Dori, co-chairman of Covington & Burling‘s communications and media practice group. "I think there is a mixed verdict on how carefully he balanced those interests. I think time will tell if he got that balance right." Mounira Al Hmoud and Matthew Huisman
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND TAPS NEW D.C. LEADER
