Alan Galloway
Partner
Alan Galloway helps clients build, expand, and use high-throughput, low-latency networks to enable world-changing technologies like cloud-based AI, autonomous systems, and telemedicine, as well as the day-to-day video, data, and voice services that keep the world connected. He advises clients deploying and using next-generation fiber and wireless network infrastructure to link customers, data centers, devices, and drones through land, air, sea, and space. Whether advising on terrestrial fiber, subsea cables, satellite links, or 5G wireless, Alan is passionate about meeting clients' objectives and skilled in navigating regulatory obstacles to achieve great results.
Connecting a digital world
Alan has more than a decade of experience negotiating agreements and securing authorizations to meet clients' network connectivity needs. He regularly negotiates contracts for fiber IRUs, interconnection, transit, subsea cable rights, colocation, and use of cable landing stations. He brings deep industry experience and regulatory knowledge to support his clients' critical projects. He also helps clients achieve funding and regulatory approvals in proceedings before the FCC, state utility commissions, and local governments. In addition, he has experience challenging unlawful government actions in administrative proceedings and in the courts.
Alan understands that regulations, new and old, create pitfalls for technology companies making innovative use of communications infrastructure. Alan helps clients stay current on evolving rules and effectively manage regulatory risk.
Practice Highlights
Deployment of broadband infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure
Emerging technologies & AI
Admitted to Practice
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Oregon
Education
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J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2008
- Order of the Coif
- Certificate in Law & Technology, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, 2008
- John Stauffer Memorial Merit Scholarship
- Jurisprudence Award (first in class): Constitutional Law, 2007; Contract Theory, 2006; Contracts, 2005
- Senior Annual Review Editor & Submissions Editor, Berkeley Technology Law Journal
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Ph.D., Philosophy, Duke University, 2002
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B.A., Philosophy, Whittier College, 1994, summa cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Adjunct Professor, Telecommunications Law, Lewis & Clark Law School, 2022
- Member and former Chair, Oregon State Bar Energy, Telecom & Utility Law Section
- Chair, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Commercial Practice Group, 2016
- Board Member; Youth, Rights, and Justice, 2015-2022
- Member, Federal Communications Bar Association, 2014-2022
- Co-chair, Multnomah Bar Association Equality & Diversity Committee, 2013-2014
- Publications Liaison, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, 2011-2013
Professional Recognition
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- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Communications Law, 2027-present
- Davis Wright Tremaine "Heart of Justice Award", 2012
Background
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- Legal Intern, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco
- Summer Associate, Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder, Cupertino, Calif.
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Jeremy Fogel, U.S. District Court, San Jose, Calif.
- Senior Programmer/Analyst, Openwave Systems, Redwood City, Calif.
- Manager/Software Engineer, Knight Ridder Digital, San Jose, Calif.