Press Release: Kirton McConkie Expands New Telecom Practice with Addition of Technology Industry Lawyer Drew Clark
SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 28, 2014) – Kirton McConkie PC is pleased to announce that Drew Clark has joined as of counsel in the firm’s Telecommunications Practice Group. He joins shareholder David J. Shaw in this new practice area for the firm, which focuses on assisting state and local governments in de
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SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 28, 2014)
– Kirton McConkie PC is pleased to announce that Drew Clark has joined as of counsel in the firm’s Telecommunications Practice Group. He joins shareholder David J. Shaw in this new practice area for the firm, which focuses on assisting state and local governments in deploying broadband infrastructure to support economic development.Mr. Clark has spent his career working in the technology industry as both a lawyer and journalist, and is known as a pioneer in the broadband sector. He founded the Broadband Breakfast Club, Washington DC’s premier monthly forum on broadband. An early advocate for better broadband data, he worked with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce on a prototype model for the National Broadband Map. Mr. Clark served as assistant director of George Mason University School of Law’s Information Economy Project, which brought telecom policy into the realm of law and economics.Under Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Mr. Clark led a combined federal and state effort of more than $350 million in fiber-optic and wireless infrastructure investments. The partnership bridged regional divisions within Illinois, enhanced the economic development efforts of the Broadband Deployment Council and connected communications providers and users of Internet services. This led to the launch of the Illinois Broadband Innovation Fund and the FCC awarding one of its first broadband lifeline grants to rural Western and Southern Illinois.“We are pleased to welcome Drew to the firm and to our telecom group,” said Mr. Shaw. “Drew is known nationally for his work in telecom, particularly as an advocate for broadband on behalf of state and local governments, and we know his experience will be an asset for our clients.”Kirton McConkie attorneys are active around the country on issues affecting government broadband projects at the state and local level. They recently served as speakers at the 2014 Broadband Communities Conference and worked in support of the Next Century Cities event held in Santa Monica on October 20.Mr. Clark’s practice specializes in information technology, telecommunications, intellectual property, public utilities and contract drafting and negotiations. He also works with state, municipal and rural broadband leaders to capture broadband benefits of job creation, telemedicine, online learning, public safety, energy, transportation and eGovernment. Mr. Clark holds a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law, an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and a B.A. (with honors) from Swarthmore College.About the Kirton McConkie Telecommunications Practice Group
Kirton McConkie enhances state and local governments’ ability to deploy broadband infrastructure in their economic development activities. We represent municipalities, inter-local entities and cooperatives from an exploratory phase, through bid processes and beyond.Additionally, we assist clients as they construct and operate their high-speed broadband networks by negotiating with public-private partnerships. We know the players in the broadband community, the financial options available to cities and local governments and the best practices for building Gigabit Networks.Our experience is demonstrated by the amount of financing we have placed for telecommunications infrastructure projects—we are among the top in the nation.For more information, please visit http://www.kmclaw.com/About Kirton McConkie PC
Kirton McConkie is a full service commercial law firm with 140 attorneys focusing on commercial litigation, business, real estate, employment, First Amendment, immigration, intellectual property, tax, estate planning and family law. For more information, please visit http://www.kmclaw.com.
