Charles H. Kennedy
Partner

Areas of Practice Privacy Law Data Protection eCommerce Telecommunications Law Education J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1976 B.A., Florida State University, 1968 Bar Admissions District of Columbia

An expert in cyberlaw and privacy, Charles Kennedy advises clients on a broad range of communications law, privacy law, and related issues, including compliance with FCC and Federal Trade Commission regulations, and privacy and data protection statutes.  Mr. Kennedy has advised some of the world’s most prominent media companies, financial institutions and technology companies on compliance with surveillance laws, telemarketing and email advertising requirements, children’s privacy, data security and other privacy-related issues.  He also represents clients in regulatory proceedings, including rulemakings and investigations.  

Mr. Kennedy has been involved in communications law since the 1980s, when he worked on the AT&T divestiture litigation.  He later represented telecommunications clients in extensive, complex rulemaking proceedings and advised Internet service providers and Web-based businesses of all kinds to manage privacy compliance, address copyright infringement issues, and comply with federal and state restrictions on electronic marketing.  He teaches courses in communications law and cyberlaw at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, and writes and speaks extensively on communications law issues.  Mr. Kennedy is the author or co-author of several books on the law of electronic communications and privacy, including: An Introduction to U.S. Telecommunications Law (1994, 2nd ed. 2001); An Introduction to International Telecommunications Law (1996); Modern Communications Law (1999); and The Business Privacy Law Handbook (2008).

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