Sally A Buckman

Practice Areas

Telecom Broadcast and Satellite

Career

Sally has been with Lerman Senter, PLLC for over thirty-five years and has served as the firm's managing member since 2017. Sally is an expert in regulatory and operational matters facing media companies of all sizes. Her clients include large publicly traded broadcasters, program networks, large and small family-owned companies, trade associations, investment companies, lenders and content producers. Sally has represented numerous clients in the acquisition and sale of media properties ranging in value from $75,000 to more than $1 billion. She also drafts and negotiates complex programming and distribution agreements. She enjoys helping clients structure complex transactions to ensure compliance with FCC regulations.

Professional Memberships

Federal Communications Bar Association

Alliance for Women in Media

Publications

"Staying Out of Legal Hot Water as the FTC Revised its Endorsement Guidelines" Media Financial Management Association digital publication MFMInSites.com

"Google’s Fine from French Regulator Reignites Discussion Around AI Use and Fair Compensation for Journalists, even as Google Continues Pushback on the JCPA" Media Financial Management Association digital publication MFMInSites.com.

Personal

Chair of Board of Directors, Integrated Living Opportunities (ILO). ILO is a nonprofit organization in the Washington DC area whose mission is to help young adults with developmental disabilities transition to independent living by creating networks of support, enabling them to become integrated members of their wider communities.