Sara Baxenberg

Practice Areas

Sara offers counsel on a variety of regulatory, litigation, transactional, and compliance matters affecting the telecommunications, uncrewed aircraft system, and automotive industries and other sectors that rely on emerging technologies.

Career

Legal Intern, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (2013); Law Clerk, Center for Law and Education (2012)

Professional Memberships

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), 2023 Fellow; Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA)

Publications

"As the Drone Flies: How to Think About Property Ownership, Federal Preemption, and Airspace Control in the Era of Remotely Piloted Aircraft," May-June 2023 issue of The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law, Vol. 6, No. 3

Experience

Assists clients in developing strategy for and preparing comments, petitions, and other pleadings in complex proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including rulemaking proceedings, licensing and transactional matters, and enforcement proceedings.

Provides advocacy and compliance counseling regarding the evolving regulation of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones), including through participation in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rulemaking proceedings, legal advocacy related to state and local UAS regulation and issues of federal preemption related thereto, representing industry stakeholders in trial and appellate litigation regarding UAS laws, and providing counsel in areas such as spectrum policy at the intersection of UAS and telecommunications.

Represents clients in appellate matters related to telecommunications, spectrum, aviation, and emerging technologies.

Represents communications providers and trade associations in litigation matters before state and federal courts involving communications infrastructure siting.

Provides counsel on FCC regulatory regimes impacted by national security issues, including the Secure Networks Act and the Secure Equipment Act.

Advises clients in the telecommunications, automotive, and emerging technology industries on compliance with FCC regulations and other laws that help to ensure technology is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Education