With the MCI-Verizon merger expected to close soon, law firm Lawl...
With the MCI-Verizon merger expected to close soon, law firm Lawler, Metzger, Milkman & Keeney told the FCC ex parte it is withdrawing as MCI counsel. The firm represented the company on a host of issues in filings in…
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various dockets at the FCC. MCI has been among the mainstay clients at Lawler Metzger, which had no comment Tues. An MCI spokeswoman said: “Lawler Metzger has provided MCI legal representation over the years and we wish them all the best.” Lawler Metzger, one of a dwindling number of boutique telecom law firms, numbers among its ranks Richard Metzger, former Wireline Bureau chief, Regina Keeney, former chief of the International Bureau and Ruth Milkman, senior legal advisor to ex-FCC Chmn. Hundt and other top attorneys. “The firm has some highly respected lawyers and I'm sure they'll find other clients, though I understand MCI was a major client,” said one telecom attorney. “With all the consolidation, for a lot of firms life isn’t getting any easier.”