Former FCC General Counsel Thomas M. Johnson, Jr. Joins Wiley As Co-Chair of Appellate Practice
“Wiley is pleased to announce that Thomas M. Johnson, Jr., former General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has joined the firm as a partner, and will serve as co-chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice. Mr. Johnson has over 15 years of experience in private practice and public service at the federal and state levels, representing clients in high-stakes appellate and regulatory litigation matters,” released Wiley in their Press Releases.
“Mr. Johnson has advised clients on all stages of federal agency rulemaking, adjudication, and litigation, in fields ranging from communications to environmental law to securities to labor and employment. As FCC General Counsel, Mr. Johnson successfully persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Commission’s media ownership reforms, resulting last week in a “unanimous knockout” (The Wall Street Journal) of a Third Circuit decision vacating those rules, and successfully defended the Commission’s “net neutrality” repeal at oral argument before the D.C. Circuit. While naturally building upon a regulatory litigation practice that focuses on communications, technology, and the internet, Mr. Johnson will be positioned to strengthen Wiley’s capabilities in administrative law and appellate litigation across all sectors and practice groups.”
