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March 17, 2021 (EST) | Virtual Conference
National Forum on
TEAM TELECOM EARN CLE CREDITS
Benefit from the Insights of Our Distinguished Conference Co-Chairs:
Ulises Pin Partner Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Kent Bressie Partner Harris Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
Keynote Address by Federal Communications Commission:
Spotlight Interview with:
Loyaan Egal Team Telecom Chair U.S. Department of Justice
Troy Tanner Deputy Chief, International Bureau Federal Communications Commission
Geoffrey Starks Commissioner Federal Communications Commission
Conference Highlights Include: CHEVRON-DOUBLE-RIGHT Effectively Navigating the New Team Telecom Process: Strategies for Jumpstarting the Process, Meeting New Timelines and Eliminating Uncertainty CHEVRON-DOUBLE-RIGHT Managing the Interplay Between CFIUS, FOCI and Team Telecom Reviews
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CHEVRON-DOUBLE-RIGHT Insights from Foreign Investors on the New Team Telecom Process
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CHEVRON-DOUBLE-RIGHT Understanding How Team Telecom Mitigation, Compliance and Enforcement Have Changed as a Result of Executive Order 13913 and How You Should Prepare
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Laurie Miller President & CEO Southern Cross Cable Network (New Zealand)
John Beahn Partner Shearman & Sterling LLP
Katie Bristow Myers Senior Attorney Worldwide Subsea and Terrestrial Networks Microsoft
Sandra Delany General Counsel Aqua Comms (Ireland)
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Loyaan Egal Team Telecom Chair U.S. Department of Justice Andrew Guhr Associate General Counsel, Telecommunications Facebook
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Caroline E. Brown Partner Crowell & Moring LLP Former Attorney-Advisor, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice
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Ulises Pin Partner Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Michele C. Farquhar Managing Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP
Stefanie McCabe Lead, Team Telecom, Foreign Investment Risk Management (FIRM), Office of Trade and Economic Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Jill Sandford Chief Legal Officer FirstLight Fiber Nirav Shah Managing Director EQT Group (Sweden) Rick Sofield Partner Wiley Rein LLP Geoffrey Starks Commissioner Federal Communications Commission Troy Tanner Deputy Chief, International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Alton O. Turner Senior Policy Analyst Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans | Foreign Investment Risk Management Department of Homeland Security
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 8:45
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks Ulises Pin Partner Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
10:15
Kent Bressie Partner Harris Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
9:00
Team Telecom 2.0: Examining the New Team Telecom Environment in the Aftermath of Executive Order 13913 and A Deep Dive into the FCC’s Recent Implementation Guidelines Andrew Guhr Associate General Counsel, Telecommunications Facebook
Ulises Pin Partner Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Caroline E. Brown Partner Crowell & Moring LLP Former Attorney-Advisor, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) • Gaining an understanding of the new Team Telecom structure, timelines, scope of authority/ jurisdiction and review process • What foreign ownership and control thresholds must be met for a telecom license application to be subject to review by the new Team Telecom committee? • Addressing ambiguities in EO 13913 that leave room for further clarification • Analyzing Team Telecom’s: » Emerging efforts to mitigate sensitive personal data related to broadcast licenses » Approach to submarine cables connecting U.S.-China and/or involving Chinese ownership » Developing requirement that license-holders negotiate security terms with vendors • Examining the FCC’s implementation guidelines for how the new process will work
Spotlight Interview Loyaan Egal Team Telecom Chair U.S. Department of Justice Interviewed By: Rick Sofield Partner Wiley Rein LLP (Former Team Telecom Chair) 10:45 Break 11:15
Effectively Navigating the New Team Telecom Process: Strategies for Jumpstarting the Process, Meeting New Timelines, Eliminating Uncertainty and Avoiding Pitfalls James Barker Partner, Global Co-Chair of the Connectivity Industry Group Latham & Watkins
Joshua Gruenspecht Partner Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
With the official formalization of the new Team Telecom Committee and review processes, and the expanded jurisdiction of the committee, it is clear that there is a new national security regulator in town. As telecom license applications, M+A activity and other telecom deals with foreign entities will now be given more attention, scrutiny and oversight by the government, practitioners in this space will have an increased need to understand the new processes involved and how to efficiently and effectively navigate them. This panel will provide critical strategies for managing reviews in the new Team Telecom environment, eliminating uncertainty and overcoming key challenges.
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Managing the Interplay Between CFIUS, FOCI and Team Telecom Reviews Jill Sandford Chief Legal Officer FirstLight Fiber
Negotiating and Structuring Mitigation Agreements Amidst the New Team Telecom Landscape
Michele C. Farquhar Managing Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP
• Strategies for managing the interplay between the new Team Telecom review process and other national security reviews, such as the CFIUS process and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) clearance • Assessing how the new FIRRMA regulations, new Team Telecom rules and FOCI mitigation will coexist going forward – how can the three regimes work together? • Tools for navigating the three processes concurrently • Best practices for coordinating with the U.S. government, transaction parties and outside counsel when more than one national security review is at play 1:00
3:45
David Fagan Partner Covington & Burling LLP
Stefanie McCabe Lead, Team Telecom, Foreign Investment Risk Management (FIRM), Office of Trade and Economic Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Examining the finer points of negotiating and drafting mitigation language • What is acceptable and not acceptable to include in a Team Telecom mitigation agreement? • Updating your mitigation approach to new and evolving Team Telecom requirements and trends • How are mitigation agreements monitored within the new Team Telecom environment?
Lunch Break 4:30
1:45
Insights from Foreign Investors on the New Team Telecom Process Laurie Miller President & CEO Southern Cross Cable Network (Bermuda) Sandra Delany General Counsel Aqua Comms (Ireland)
Nirav Shah Managing Director EQT Group (Sweden) Moderated By: Kent Bressie Partner Harris Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
Tune in as this panel of foreign investors shares first-hand insights on how they view the new Team Telecom process, what benefits and challenges they perceive, and lessons learned from engagement with the new Team Telecom regime. 2:45
Afternoon Break
3:15
Keynote Address: Federal Communications Commission Troy Tanner Deputy Chief, International Bureau Federal Communications Commission
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Geoffrey Starks Commissioner Federal Communications Commission
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How Team Telecom Compliance and Enforcement Have Changed as a Result of EO 13913 and How You Should Prepare John Beahn Partner Shearman & Sterling LLP Katie Bristow Myers Senior Attorney Worldwide Subsea and Terrestrial Networks Microsoft
Alton O. Turner Senior Policy Analyst Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans | Foreign Investment Risk Management Department of Homeland Security
• In what ways has Team Telecom been ramping up its scrutiny of parties’ compliance with the terms of mitigation agreements? • What are we now seeing in terms of increased oversight and penalties for non-compliance? • Under what circumstances can the new Committee review already existing FCC licenses to identify new risks to national security or law enforcement interests? Under what circumstances can they direct the FCC to modify existing licenses or revoke them completely? • How are the Team Telecom member agencies working independently to enforce agreement terms? • To what extent are third-party monitors now being used in the post-deal oversight process? • How is the Team Telecom compliance and enforcement processes handled similarly to CFIUS, and in what ways are they handled differently? 5:30 Conference Concludes – Speakers “Meet & Greets” and Q+A
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