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Media & Entertainment: Regulatory

District of Columbia

6 Years Ranked

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Provided by Ari Meltzer

USA

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Ari draws upon his experience in the areas of regulatory policy and compliance, transactions, and litigation, to provide clients with a holistic approach to their legal needs. He represents clients on some of their most important strategic matters, including mergers and acquisitions, significant rulemaking proceedings, and government investigations.

Ari works with clients to maximize the business potential of digital distribution technologies. He advises clients on spectrum monetization and policy, satellite, and cable distribution (including retransmission consent agreements and market definitions), and advertising matters.

Ari frequently represents regulated parties in matters before the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and other adjudicatory bodies, where he provides strategic guidance, leads internal investigations, and drafts responses to letters of inquiry (LOIs) and subpoenas. He works to achieve favorable results for clients, whether through negotiation, formal responses, or litigation.

Additionally, Ari represents plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state trial and appellate proceedings throughout the United States, including cases relating to trademark and copyright, contractual disputes, and administrative procedure. He regularly works with domestic and international clients on issues related to the distribution of content over the Internet, including helping them to protect and defend their trademark rights and to advise them on copyright matters, including under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Learn more at https://www.wiley.law/people-AriMeltzer.

Career

General Counsel, Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, Maryland (2019-Present)

Legal Intern, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Office of Chairman Julius Genachowski (2009)

Segment Producer, ABC News and Good Morning America (2004-2007)

News Producer, Tribune Broadcasting (2002-2004)

News Producer, WPSD-TV (2001-2002)

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association (ABA)

Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA)

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA)

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Media & Entertainment: Regulatory - District of Columbia

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Ari Meltzer is gaining prominence in the market for his regulatory practice. He assists clients in the media industry with obtaining FCC approvals and provides compliance counsel.

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