Jonathan focuses his practice on a wide range of legal challenges facing technology and communications companies. He regularly advises industry members on regulatory, legislative, and transactional matters. Jonathan has experience representing wireless, broadband, media, and cable industry clients in complex regulatory proceedings and investigations before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In addition, he counsels companies in a variety of industries, such as telecommunications, health care, and public utilities, on Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and robocalling/texting compliance issues.
Jonathan is also involved in the firm’s Communications Infrastructure Litigation Practice. Representing clients before federal and state courts on matters involving both wireless and wireline facilities deployment.
Jonathan brings FCC experience and insight to his engagements with the firm’s clients. He began his legal career in the FCC Attorney Honors Program as an Attorney-Advisor in the Enforcement Bureau’s Spectrum Enforcement Division, where he investigated and resolved rules violations and complaints.
Jonathan was also detailed to the FCC Office of the Enforcement Bureau Chief, where as Acting Legal Advisor, he provided legal and procedural advice to Bureau management, guided Enforcement Bureau actions through FCC processes, and served as a liaison to the offices of the Chairman and Commissioners.
During law school, Jonathan served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Stephanie M. Rose of the Southern District of Iowa. In addition, he was a law clerk on the United States Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary and worked as a student attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
Jonathan has been active in the firm’s pro bono practice representing juveniles in immigration matters.
viewpoints
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — August 2023
August 31, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — July 2023
July 26, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Crystal Lopez
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Commission Sets Effective Date for New Rules, Congress Introduces Legislation to Expand FCC Enforcement Authority, the FCC Joins "Operation Stop Scam Calls"
July 26, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — June 2023
June 30, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Commission Seeks to Clarify and Codify Calling Consent Requirements
June 30, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — May 2023
May 30, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Adam B. Korn
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Commission Expands Its Blocking Rules and Proposes Even More
May 30, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Enforcement Bureau Takes First-Of-Its-Kind Action Against Illegal Robocaller; Downstream Providers Must Block Traffic from One Eye LLC
May 30, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — April 2023
April 28, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: New Robotexing Rule to Become Effective in May and the FCC Seeks Further Comment on Additional Requirements
April 28, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Involvement
- Member, Federal Communications Bar Association