Keller and Heckman LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy A. Doughty has been promoted to Partner.

Timothy (Tim) Doughty, Partner, resident in the firm’s Boulder office, counsels corporate clients, service providers, and trade associations on legal and regulatory matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), courts, and state agencies. Clients seek Tim’s advice on a broad variety of policy, regulatory, and transactional telecommunications and information technology matters.

Tim regularly assists clients with drafting and negotiating complex communications contracts, wireless and wireline services agreements, Software-as-a-Service agreements, tower lease agreements, and asset purchase agreements for the sale of telecommunications equipment and wireless spectrum. He advises clients with all aspects of wireless licensing and provides guidance to clients on public safety issues, including E911, Next Generation 911, emergency preparedness and recovery, and FCC outage reporting rules. Tim frequently represents clients in FCC enforcement and complaint proceedings and helps them to initiate and participate in complex rulemaking proceedings before the FCC.

For critical infrastructure and communications companies, he advises on the tower registration and approval process and compliance at both the federal and state level, as well as tower and antenna siting rules under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). In addition, Tim provides guidance on FCC Universal Service programs and contribution compliance and assists clients with pole attachment rental rate analysis and FCC pole attachment complaint proceedings before the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau.

Contact: email: doughty@khlaw.com; phone: +1 202.434.4271 

—Washington, DC— Keller and Heckman Partner Sheila Millar has been recognized as a Top 50 attorney of Washington, DC in 2023 by Attorney Intel. 

Sheila received this distinction in recognition of her work leading Keller and Heckman’s consumer protection practices, where she advises businesses on advertising and promotions, sustainability and environmental claims, connected products, privacy, cybersecurity, and product safety. Sheila counsels international and domestic businesses on compliance questions and processes, represents them in regulatory enforcement matters, and advocates on their behalf before federal and state legislative and regulatory bodies.

“I am incredibly grateful to serve my clients and help them succeed, and am honored to receive this recognition,” said Sheila. “Thank you to Attorney Intel for including me amongst such extraordinary attorneys in the DC area.”

Attorney Intel is a comprehensive source for research and information related to law firms and the broader legal industry.

About Keller and Heckman

Keller and Heckman LLP is an internationally renowned law firm with a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation. From offices around the world, our attorneys represent global companies and trade associations servicing a range of industries, including advertising and promotions, food and food additives, tobacco and e-vapor, plastics, pesticides, industrial and specialty chemicals, consumer products, drugs and medical devices, transportation, and telecommunications. Keller and Heckman is a pioneer in the use of interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving with an in-house scientific staff that works closely with the attorneys on matters of technical complexity.