Venable Taps DC Mintz Partner to Lead Communications Practice
Incoming partner Craig Gilley says Venable offers a broader client base for his communications regulatory practice.
December 10, 2019 at 12:30 PM
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Venable's offices in Washington, D.C. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
Washington, D.C.-headquartered Venable has a new practice leader, Craig Gilley, who joined the firm this week as a partner and the new head of its communications practice.
"There is a deeper set of clients here," said Gilley, who is moving his practice from Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo. "They have a premier general practice, and I can grow its communications aspect."
The current leader of Venable's communications practice, partner Ian Volner, will be winding down his practice over the course of the next eight to 12 months with Gilley set to take the reins. About 30 lawyers at the firm are affiliated with the communications practice, which is part of Venable's regulatory group.
Gilley's clientele has included cable operators, broadband internet service providers and other telecom companies such as TPG Global, Countrywide Broadband and Cable One. His work with those companies included regulatory advice, content negotiations, handling of fiber lease agreements and managing corporate compliance initiatives.
He stated that he expects the majority of his clients to make the move to Venable with him. He estimates that his practice brings in about $1 million in revenue annually.
Gilley said that one of the advantages the firm provides for his practice is the presence of other practice areas that feed into his, such as Venable's privacy and advertising sectors.
"They multiply each other," Gilley said of the complimentary practices.
"Craig is a highly regarded telecommunications lawyer experienced in handling complex regulatory and transactional matters," Lawrence Norton, co-chair of Venable's government division, said in an email. "With communications playing a growing role across a wide range of industries—financial services, healthcare, and transportation, to name just a few—Craig's expertise will help our clients navigate regulatory challenges and seize business opportunities."
Gilley, the firm said, "represents investment and private equity companies in the space, providing transactional and compliance support to ensure that both their acquisitions and ongoing investments fully comply with regulatory requirements."
Gilley was at Edwards Wildman Palmer for almost 20 years before moving over to Boston-based Mintz in 2014.
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