John D. Seiver

Since 1984, John Seiver has either directly handled or been substantially involved with most of the major state and national communications litigation, with particular focus more recently on privacy, biometrics, and pole attachments. Providers that collect, store, and process personal data, biometrics, and communications content, are often targeted in civil and criminal investigations. Law enforcement and parties in civil litigation have determined that these providers are a source of data relevant to their legal pursuits—but oftentimes overlook the law governing how data can be disclosed. John's efforts are directed at making sure all the various federal and state laws protecting privacy are observed and he has helped clients respond to (or quash) state and federal subpoenas, orders, and warrants for cable, CLEC, wireless, location, cloud storage, and ISP data.

As utilities and pole owners have become more interested in profiting beyond cost reimbursement for hosting third-party attachments, John has also represented and advised cable, ISP, wireline, wireless, and VoIP attachers at the FCC and in the courts as disputes over makeready, permitting, NESC compliance, and rates, terms and conditions of pole attachments and rights-of-way access have been regulated, litigated, and resolved substantially in the attachers' favor under federal and state law.