Wednesday, January 30, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.
Verizon/SpectrumCo:  Anatomy of a Transaction

The FCBA Transactional Committee will hold a CLE on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. on Verizon/SpectrumCo:  Anatomy of a Transaction.  This program will be held at Mayer Brown LLP, 1999 K Street, NW.

The sale of SpectrumCo spectrum to Verizon and the contemporaneous commercial agreements presented significant and in many cases novel issues with respect to both substance and procedure.  Representatives from the FCC, DOJ, Verizon, Comcast, Sprint, and Public Knowledge who participated in the agencies' reviews will discuss the process, the issues, and the implications for the future.

AGENDA

6:00 – 6:05 p.m.         Welcome and Introductions

6:05 – 7:00 p.m.         The Perspectives of the Parties
Representatives of Verizon and Comcast will describe the purpose of the transactions, their anticipated benefits, and the processing issues they anticipated at the FCC and DOJ.  Representatives from Sprint and Public Knowledge will then review concerns that they and others raised about the transactions, the conditions they sought to impose, and comment on various procedural issues raised by the transactions.

7:00 – 7:10 p.m.         Break

7:10 – 8:15 p.m.         Agency Responses, Comments by the Parties, Questions
Those who worked on the transaction at the FCC and the Department of Justice will explain how the two agencies addressed the issues raised by the parties and coordinated their consideration and responses.  The panelists representing the parties to the transaction and the opponents will have an opportunity to comment on the agency responses.  The moderator will then lead the speakers in a discussion the issues raised, including questions from the audience.  The focus will be on lessons learned and tips for those anticipating review of major transactions in the future.

Moderator:
Donald Stockdale, Co-Chair, FCBA Transactional Practice Committee, Partner, Mayer Brown. LLP

Speakers:
Joseph Matelis, Chief Counsel for Innovation, U.S. Department of Justice
Rick Kaplan, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning, National Association of Broadcasters
Kathleen Grillo, Senior Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon
Kathy Zachem, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and State Legislative Affairs, Comcast Corporation
Charles McKee, Vice-President, Government Affairs Federal & State Regulatory, Sprint Nextel Corporation
Jodie Griffin, Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge