Eduardo Guzman Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

Member of the Communications Practice Group and Executive Committee of Latin America Practice. Represents TMT companies on regulatory and dispute resolution matters and government entities and developers in infrastructure and technology projects• Advises telecom providers on matters such as traditional common carrier regulation, the regulation of video, VoIP and other IP-based services, the transition to IP-networks, interconnection, the regulation of broadband internet service, universal service and consumer privacy• Works with corporate leadership and business units to implement effective regulatory compliance programs in alignment with business priorities• Litigates commercial disputes in domestic and international arbitration proceedings on behalf of TMT companies• Represents government agencies and developers in public-private partnerships (P3s) and other transactions involving infrastructure, broadband, and new technologies• Helps companies across industries to develop internal programs and policies for compliance with federal and state laws regulating telemarketing and other communications with customers, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Telemarketing Sales Rules (TSR), the CAN-SPAM Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)• Represents companies and industry groups in matters before administrative agencies and other government entities in Puerto Rico, and advises on legal, business, regulatory and political issues in connection with their plans to establish new operations in Puerto Rico

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Practice concentrated on appellate matters, litigation and arbitration, regulatory matters affecting the communications industry, and business ventures and government affairs in Puerto Rico and Latin America.Representative Experience:• Acted as lead counsel on behalf of an incumbent carrier in appeal of an interconnection arbitration decision. Obtained dismissal of competitive carrier’s appeal and partial remand of the incumbent carrier’s claims.• Advised national retailers, telecommunications providers, insurance companies, financial institutions and media companies on developing internal policies and best practices for compliance with the TCPA, the TSR, the CAN-SPAM Act and the FDCPA.• Served as primary outside regulatory counsel in interconnection negotiations with international wholesale carrier.• Acted as lead trial counsel on behalf of incumbent local exchange carrier in the first interconnection arbitration proceeding before the Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico involving an incumbent cable television service provider.• Acted as lead trial counsel in administrative proceedings before the Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico that led to concession of first franchise for the offering of IP-based video service in Puerto Rico.• Acted as lead counsel in defense of a complaint filed by incumbent cable television companies challenging concession of the first IPTV franchise in Puerto Rico. Obtained dismissal on jurisdictional and abstention grounds.• Acted as lead counsel on behalf of an incumbent carrier in appeal of an interconnection arbitration decision. Obtained dismissal of competitive carrier’s appeal and partial remand of the incumbent carrier’s claims.• Acted as lead trial counsel for Puerto Rico telecommunications carrier in commercial arbitration proceedings before the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

San Juan, Pr, Pr

CLE Speaker, What You Need to Know About the Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Compliance and Regulatory Developments Since 2015 (Spanish) | November 2016CLE Speaker and Panelist, Telecommunications in Cuba and the U.S. Embargo | Cuba: Investment, Trade, and Financial Guarantees | November 2015

Washington, Dc, Us

Focused on representation of sovereign states in international arbitration proceeding, litigation in U.S. courts, and international trade agreement negotiations. Also represented clients in complex, multi-district litigation and general litigation matters.

Juris Doctor, Law

Bsfs, International Relations

High School