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EDUCATION

B.A., summa cum laude, Dartmouth College (1986)

J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School (1991)

Ph.D., English Literature, University of Virginia (2000)

Member of the bars of the District of Columbia and New York

RICHARD D. MALLEN

Rick Mallen is a partner who has worked on a broad range of telecommunications issues. Mr. Mallen advises companies on matters as diverse as regulatory compliance, rulemakings, enforcement proceedings, and appeals before federal courts. He has been particularly successful at helping clients present their positions in a persuasive manner, whether through written pleadings or oral advocacy. Recently, for example, he has helped clients overturn FCC restrictions on commercial and political speech, enforce FCC rules protecting the privacy of customer information, and persuade the FCC to adopt new rules governing telecommunications relay services and implantable medical devices. Mr. Mallen also regularly provides counsel on bodies of law related to telecommunications, including federal and state privacy statutes, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Mallen practiced law at the New York office of Coudert Brothers, where he focused on international litigation and arbitration. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College (1986) and a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School (1991). He also holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Virginia, and has published several essays on law-and-literature topics. He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and the State of New York.