C Frederick Beckner III

Rick Beckner is a member of the firm’s Telecommunications, Internet & Media group. A former Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, he represents companies in regulated industries in a range of complex litigation and appellate matters before federal agencies, federal district courts, courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Rick also has experience handling competition-related administrative, enforcement and merger proceedings before federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Rick has represented clients in a broad range of telecommunications matters, including those involving “net neutrality” regulation, access charge rates, and wireless service, as well as numerous merger proceedings. He has drafted pleadings in these areas before the FCC, the courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court.