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Kevin M. Cookler is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Washington, D.C. office. He is a member of the Firm's Telecommunications Practice Group, where he focuses his practice on telecommunications law and regulation, including licensing, compliance and policy matters. His experience includes work for commercial and private wireless licensees, electric utilities, cable providers and emerging technology companies. He has counseled and assisted clients in proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission, state public utility commissions and other federal and state agencies on issues such as spectrum acquisition, corporate transactions, pole attachments, tower siting and environmental and historic preservation compliance under the FCC's Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.
Prior to joining the Firm, Kevin served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James F. Merow of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He also served as a legal intern for the Federal Communications Commission, Common Carrier Bureau - Policy Division and Wireless Bureau - Commercial Wireless Division.
In law school, Kevin was an articles editor of the Public Contract Law Journal. Kevin is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Virginia and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Kevin is also a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association.
Education:
George Washington University Law School, J.D. (with honors), 2002
Emory University, B.A., 1999 | 