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District of Columbia
Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Maryland
U.S. District Court District of Columbia
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court District of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Leslie Gallagher Moylan

Associate

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Washington, D.C.

T202.973.4216

F202.973.4416

Leslie Moylan litigates on behalf of telecommunications industry clients before state and federal courts, local governments, and the FCC. She has successfully litigated numerous cases to protect the rights of communications providers to deploy their networks and facilities.

Leslie’s litigation experience includes a wide variety of matters involving complex commercial litigation, in addition to transactional work and pre-litigation dispute resolution.

Representative Experience

National wireless carrier

Representation of a national wireless carrier before various local governments on matters relating to local regulation of wireless facility siting. (Ongoing)

National wireless carrier

Representation of a national wireless carrier in wireless siting litigation in various federal courts, challenging denial of client's wireless siting applications under Section 332(c)(7) of the federal Communications Act. (Ongoing)

ACLU v. Office of Director of National Intelligence, et. al.

Secured for national civil liberties organization a federal court order in 2011 requiring more detailed explanation from agencies that withheld records under the Freedom of Information Act relating to intelligence community's use of sweeping electronic surveillance powers under the 2008 FISA Amendments Act. (S.D.N.Y. 2011)

Lopez et al. v. Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Successfully defended leading non-profit advocacy group against alleged RICO violations before US District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. (D.C. Cir. 2010)

Construction dispute for national homebuilder *

Representation of a national homebuilder in a lawsuit involving a large scale mixed-use development project.

Franchise agreements for worldwide lodging franchisor*

Representation of a worldwide lodging franchisor in several arbitration proceedings involving franchise agreements.

Technology transaction for Internet-based conferencing services provider*

Representation of a leading provider of hosted, real-time, Internet-based conferencing and collaboration services in a dispute involving the protection of its proprietary software.

* Denotes experience completed at a prior firm

Additional Qualifications

Litigation Associate, Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., Rockville, Md.
Legal Intern, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Washington, D.C.
Law Clerk, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C.
Law Clerk, Nextel Communications, Inc., Reston, Va.

Education

J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2005
- Certificate, Institute for Communications Law Studies
- Lead Articles Editor, CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Policy
- First Place Overall, National Telecommunications Moot Court Competition
A.B.J., Broadcast News, Minor in Spanish, University of Georgia, 2002, magna cum laude