Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Daniel Brenner concentrates on matters involving cable operators, programmers, and suppliers with a particular focus on policy and regulatory matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the U.S. Copyright Office, and Congress.

Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson as a partner, Daniel headed the regulatory and legal affairs of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), the cable industry's principal trade association, for more than 16 years. In this position, he advocated on behalf of the industry before federal agencies, courts, legislative hearings, and public policy fora. He was awarded the NCTA's President's award in 2008 for his distinguished service to the industry.

Previously, Daniel served as Director of the Communications Law Program and member of the faculty at UCLA School of Law. He also served as counsel to a major law firm in Los Angeles. Daniel was Senior Legal Advisor to Chairman Mark Fowler of the Federal Communications Commission from 1981 to 1986. He was also Vice-Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the ITU World Radio Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Daniel has served as a consultant on telecommunications issues for the RAND Corporation and the International Media Fund, and as a Senior Fellow at The Annenberg Washington Program.

Daniel is currently a member of the board of directors of Cable Positive, the cable industry’s AIDS awareness and support organization. Previously, he served on the board of advisors of Falcon Cable Systems, on the board of directors of Tekelec, a publicly-traded telecommunications equipment company, and was a member of the board of trustees for Stanford University from 1982-1987. From 1986 to 1991, Daniel was appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to be a member, and served as Vice-Chairman, of the board of directors for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Daniel is co-author of a leading cable treatise on cable television law. His writings on cable policy have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal.

He currently serves on the adjunct faculty of Georgetown Law School.

Bar Admissions

• California, 1976
• District of Columbia
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Chair, Cable Committee)
• Cable Positive (Member)
• Cable Positive (Board of Directors)
• Corporate Advisory Board
• Falcon Cable Systems (Past Member)
• Falcon Cable Systems (Board of Advisors)
• Federal Communications Bar Association (Former Executive Committee)
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Former Member)
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Vice Chair)
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Board of Directors)
• Stanford University (Past Member)
• Stanford University (Board of Trustees)

Past Employment Positions

• National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), Partner

Education

• Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 1976
  J.D.
• Stanford University, 1973
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
• Stanford University, 1973
  M.A.

Address

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Washington, DC 20004

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