Matthew Sneed Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided legal research and writing support to Division leadership and senior attorneys navigating policy shifts during an Administration transition
• Researched the issue of Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) vs. Vehicle to Everything (V2X) technology and drafted a memo discussing the differences and the impact on the FCC
• Researched legacy network security issues to help the Division engineers, attorneys, and leadership make policy determinations
• Reviewed the T-Mobile/Sprint merger to identify potential public safety and security concerns
• Reviewed the record for Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission’s Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications and drafted comment summaries to inform ongoing work regarding the Network Outage Reporting System
• Drafted policy recommendations memo for Commission action on information-sharing and confidentiality issues and articulated division’s assessment to Office of General Council, submitted to Division leadership

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Spent the Fall 2017 semester externing for MMTC under the Syracuse College of Law Washington, D.C externship program. MMTC is a nonprofit organization that promotes equal opportunity and civil rights in media and.
• Represented MMTC’s public policy interests before the FCC through written and oral advocacy, including drafting and filing comments on broadband deployment as well as drafting and submitting ex parte letters about.
• While drafting the comments, I improved my research skills by compiling information from Westlaw, MMTC materials such as comments and press releases, and comments from other parties filed on a similar topic
• Drafted memos providing broad overviews of multiple topics that were submitted as agenda points for the FCC Diversity Committee such as the Incubator Program, 5G deployment, and FM translators
• Improved public speaking skills while helping facilitate panel discussions at an MMTC conference. I gave advice and examples about interview techniques that are effective when meeting with a recruiter

Syracuse, New York

• Analyzed construction and insurance contracts to identify the parties’ responsibilities
• Drafted memos and motions seeking relief from judgement that were submitted to the East Bloomfield Town Court regarding a default judgement ordered against the client
• Argued in front of the East Bloomfield Town Court of New York on behalf of a client that resulted in a winning judgment

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.6

Activities and Societies: President of Seattle University Men's Crew

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