Howard J. Symons to Head Mintz Levin's Communication Practice

Business Wire, April 3, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Howard J. Symons, a communications industry veteran with 30 years experience, including several years as an adviser to key members of Congress on landmark policy issues, will head the Communications practice at Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Mr. Symons is currently a Member in the firm's Washington office and practices in the Communication section where he represents cable, wireless, and telecommunications companies and trade associations before Congress, regulatory bodies and the courts.

Prior to joining Mintz Levin, Mr. Symons served as Senior Counsel to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications in the U.S. House of Representatives. In that capacity, he was responsible for the development of legislation on matters ranging from domestic telephone policy to cable franchising and international telecommunications. He was one of the principal drafters of the Subcommittee's legislative response to the AT&T divestiture and the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. He was also responsible for the Subcommittee's oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) activities in the areas of telephone and cable policy.

"Howard has the respect of industry leaders at the highest level of government and business," said Andrew R. Urban, Managing Member of Mintz Levin. "It's a combination of his extraordinary knowledge of the regulatory process combined with the ability to analyze changes in the industry that provides such enormous benefit to the firm's clients. We're thrilled that he will be assuming management of the communication practice."

Mr. Symons is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale University (1975), and his J.D. from Harvard Law School (1978).

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