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Daniel M. Waggoner
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Dan Waggoner focuses on communications, media, and intellectual property issues under the Communications Act, intellectual property laws, and the First Amendment. Dan was one of the architects of DWT's practice serving the converging communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries and has served those industries throughout his many years of practice.
During this career Dan has represented Microsoft, Time Warner, T-Mobile, and Amazon, as well as producers and content providers for streaming and other distribution channels.
Dan's areas of focus include:
- Advising technology, media and communications companies on product and service rollouts and the regulatory issues for them.
- Working with companies throughout the wireless ecosystem on a range of strategic transactional and regulatory matters, including resale and MVNO relationships.
- Assisting clients with the contracts and other aspects of the infrastructure for cloud and AI services.
- Negotiating content, communications, logistics, and technology contracts, as well as joint ventures and strategic transactions.
- Advising media, entertainment, and production companies and distributors on clearance and IP issues.
- Litigating and advising on specialized issues under the First Amendment, intellectual property laws, and the Communications Act.
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Admitted to Practice
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Washington, 1979
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District of Columbia
Education
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J.D., Yale Law School, 1979
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B.A., Tufts University, 1974, summa cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Co-chair, Pacific Northwest Chapter, 2024-2025; Co-chair, Wireline, 2024-2025 – Federal Communications Bar Association
- Past chair, Forum on Communications Law, American Bar Association
- Chair, MLRC-NAB-NAA Media Law Conference
- Co-chair, DWT Cloud Conference
Professional Recognition
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- Received the "H. Stewart Tremaine Award for Exemplary Teamwork," Davis Wright Tremaine, 2023
- Chair Emeritus, DWT Communications, Media and Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in First Amendment Law, 1991-present; Communications Law, 2007-present; named in Technology Law, 2023-present
- Selected by Best Lawyers as Seattle's "Lawyer of the Year" in Communications, 2012
- Selected to "Washington Super Lawyers," Thomson Reuters, 2003-2004, 2011-2015
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