Admitted to Practice | Colorado, 1981 | | Supreme Court of Colorado | | District of Columbia, 2007 |
| Madie Gustafson represents clients in the cable and telecommunication industries in regulatory matters, including comprehensive franchise assistance, negotiations of cable and telecommunication franchises, transfers, renewals and compliance and rights of way matters. Madie was formerly the Senior Vice President for Franchising and Local Government Affairs at AT&T Broadband and Tele-Communications, Inc. and served as general counsel for United Artists Cable Systems, Inc. and corporate counsel for United Cable Television Corporation. Madie is a frequent speaker on legal and system operation issues and regularly provides client training on various cable and communications-related topics, including franchise renewal and transfers, negotiations, conflict resolution, drafting and problem solving skills. Selected Experience Charter Communications Created the curriculum and materials and provided instruction for Charter Communications’ first training program for its government relations employees. This three-day program has become the premier annual training program at Charter. Developed additional curriculum and materials and provided instruction for subsequent Franchise University programs. TCI, AT&T Broadband, Charter Communications Negotiated hundreds of franchise renewals for a variety of cable companies, including Seattle and King County, Wash., West Covina, Calif., Denver Metro Consortium, Colo. and West Palm Beach, Fla. The negotiations ended in favorable business arrangements and long-term franchise renewals for the companies. Adelphia Communications and Charter Communications Reviewed thousands of cable franchisees for Adelphia and Charter and determined whether local regulatory consent would be required for a variety of different transactions. A variety of complex information was summarized and entered in databases for the clients. Adelphia Communications Represented Adelphia Communications in the sale of its cable systems out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy to Time Warner and Comcast Communications. Managed the team that handled the regulatory aspects of the transaction, including obtaining consent from more than 1,600 local municipalities. Additional Qualifications Professional and Community Activities
- Denver Bar Association
- Member, Council of 100 of Northwestern University
- Chairman and President, Board of Directors, Stories on Stage
- Federal Communications Bar Association
- Member, Women in Cable & Telecommunications
- Former faculty member, seminars on the Cable Act, Practising Law Institute
- Former adjunct professor, Telecommunications Law, University of Denver
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Education J.D., University of Denver College of Law, 1981
- Order of the Coif
- Law Journal
M.A., Communications, University of Denver, 1972 B.S., Communications, English, Northwestern University, 1971 | |