For more than thirty-five years, the firm has been active in issues arising out of the provision of telecommunications services – including representation of cable television companies, broadcasters, communications common carriers, their investors, customers and vendors, in litigation, administrative proceedings and commercial transactions. The firm has particular expertise and experience in litigation and regulatory proceedings arising from First Amendment and other constitutional issues, municipal and utility relations, antitrust and consumer issues, franchising and franchise renewal and pricing and rate issues. The firm has represented cable television companies in cases raising significant issues under the federal and state antitrust laws and provisions of constitutional and communications law. The firm’s efforts in these areas have resulted in a substantial number of important published decisions, including two favorable rulings from the United States Supreme Court -- Community Communications v. City of Boulder, 455 U.S. 40 (1982) and City of Los Angeles v. Preferred Communications, 476 U.S. 488 (1986). See also Preferred Communications v. City of Los Angeles, 13 F.3d 1327 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 114 S.Ct. 2738 (1994); Nor-West Cable Communications Partnership v. City of St. Paul, 924 F.2d 741 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 501 U.S. 1231 (1991); Telecommunications of Key West, Inc. v. United States, 757 F.2d 1330 (D.C. Cir. 1985); Engel v. Teleprompter Corp., 732 F.2d 1238 (5th Cir. 1984) and 703 F.2d 12 (5th Cir. 1983); City of Alameda v. Premiere Communications Network, Inc., 156 Cal.App.3d 148 (1984).