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Alan Galloway

Partner

T 503.778.5219 Portland
From drones to data centers, I help clients keep the world connected.
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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

Advising clients on municipal regulations and fees on communications infrastructure and services–including wireline and wireless broadband. He achieves favorable results for clients with respect to pole attachment agreements, negotiating cable and telecommunications franchises, and license agreements, as well as working to address concerns with municipal right-of-way rules, design standards, and other local restrictions.

Cloud infrastructure

Negotiating agreements to procure advanced telecommunications and colocation resources critical to meeting clients' goals concerning the provision of cloud services, including negotiating agreements governing long-term dark fiber leases and IRUs, interconnection, and provision of lit services.

Emerging technologies & AI

Helping companies navigate regulatory obstacles concerning deploying autonomous drones and other devices in the mobile IoT space, providing informed and creative advice to overcome regulatory hurdles to achieve strategic goals. He has authored thought leadership pieces on the legal implications of artificial intelligence.
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Admitted to Practice

  • Oregon

Education

  • 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
  • Ph.D., Philosophy, Duke University, 2002
  • B.A., Philosophy, Whittier College, 1994, summa cum laude

Memberships & Affiliations

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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.
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