Title: Partner
Employer: Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP
Nickname/Alias: Classified What I'm Best Known For (in the Telecom World): Negotiating telecom deals. Other Primary Areas of Expertise: I spend my days negotiating telecom and telecom related contracts. I also assist our clients in regulatory matters involving telecommunications, and if necessary dispute resolution. Summary of Professional Background: Before I joined LB3 (at that time Levine, Lagapa & Block) and became a telecommunications attorney, I was a litigator at Morrison & Foerster (MoFo). Prior to working at MoFo, I clerked for a Federal District Court Judge, Stanley Harris, in DC. I attended the University of Virginia for both law school and undergrad. Prediction on the Future of Telecom & Telecom Managers: Life will never be boring. Between technology changes and the fall-out from the mergers, for the next 3 – 5 years telecom managers will need extra vigilance, patience, and flexibility. Weirdest Thing People Usually Don't Know about Me: When I clerked, my judge’s office was above Judge Green’s (of divestiture fame). Upon seeing the rows and rows of files from that case, I swore I would never practice telecommunications law. Not the first or the last time I have had to eat my own words. When I'm not talking or doing something in relation to telecom, I'm usually... On a sports field, in a gym, or at a pool watching my kids play/compete. On occasion, I sneak in a bike ride, skiing, or some gardening. Book and author I'm currently reading: I must have a short attention span because I usually have two or three books going at the same time. Right now I am reading one on software licensing (good bedtime reading), a memoir, and I recently finished a biography on Teddy Roosevelt and started The Secret Life of Bees. CD currently or most recently in my car stereo: Hootie and the Blowfish (having recently seen them in concert) The stupidest thing I've ever seen anyone do or say in relation to a phone: Can't go there. Too painful. | 
