Russel retired from Mintz in 2026. He was a wireless communications attorney at Mintz.
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Monthly TCPA Digest — June 2022
June 29, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Matthew Novian
Our TCPA newsletter covers an FCC Public Notice reminding non-facilities-based small voice providers with 100,000 or fewer voice lines of the June 30 deadline for implementing STIR/SHAKEN caller ID technology, plus Oklahoma and other state legislation to restrict telephonic sales calls in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s Facebook decision limiting the application of the TCPA.
TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Reminds Small Providers of STIR/SHAKEN Deadline
June 29, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC issued a Public Notice reminding non-facilities-based small voice providers with 100,000 or fewer voice lines of the June 30 deadline for implementing STIR/SHAKEN caller ID technology and a related deadline for updating the Robocall Mitigation Database.
Remote-Controlled Robotics
June 15, 2022 | Blog | By Russell Fox, Christen B'anca Glenn
TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Adopts New Rules for “Gateway Providers”
May 31, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC adopted new obligations for certain U.S.-based voice service providers that accept foreign-originated calls with U.S. numbers before transmitting the calls to another U.S.-based provider and proposed FCC rule changes to combat robocalling.
Monthly TCPA Digest — May 2022
May 31, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Our TCPA digest discusses the FCC’s adoption of new obligations for certain U.S.-based voice service providers that accept foreign-originated calls with U.S. numbers before transmitting the calls to another U.S.-based provider and proposed FCC rule changes to combat robocalling.
TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Partners with More States, Sends More Cease & Desist Letters, Clarifies Safe Harbors, and Responds to Congressional Queries
April 25, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC expands its robocalling investigation partnerships, sends cease-and-desist letters to additional companies, issues clarifications regarding the RND, and discusses its efforts to combat scam calls.
Monthly TCPA Digest — April 2022
April 25, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Joshua Briones, Jonathan P. Garvin, Crystal Lopez
Our TCPA newsletter discusses the FCC’s growing partnerships with states to combat robocalls, the latest cease-and-desist letters, FCC clarifications regarding the RND, and the Eighth Circuit’s ruling in Beal v. Outfield Brew House.
TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Enforcement Bureau Proposes Record Fine Against Robocaller
March 21, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Read about the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s proposed record fine of $45 million, which would be issued against a Florida-based company for alleged robocalls advertising that states’ health insurance open enrollment periods had been reopened due to COVID-19.
TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Announces New State-Federal Partnerships to Combat Robocalls
March 21, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Read about the FCC’s increased collaboration with states to combat robocalling, including investigatory partnerships with four states and agreements between the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau and the state attorneys general of Colorado and Vermont.
Monthly TCPA Digest — March 2022
March 21, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Joshua Briones, Jonathan P. Garvin, Esteban Morales
Our TCPA newsletter discusses the FCC’s increased collaboration with states to combat robocalling and its proposed record fine of $45 million for health care–alleged robocalls and a District of Maryland dismissal of a TCPA case concerning a fax about a free webinar.
News & Press
173 Mintz Attorneys Across 53 Practice Areas Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026
August 28, 2025
173 Mintz attorneys across 53 practice areas have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Five Mintz attorneys received 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 61 firm attorneys were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz Represents T-Mobile before FCC in SpaceX Commercial Direct-to-Smartphone Service Agreement
December 04, 2024
Mintz represented T-Mobile before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) related to the company’s provision of supplemental coverage from space (SCS) in cooperation with its partner in this venture – SpaceX. The new service will give T-Mobile customers the ability to communicate in areas where there is no traditional cell phone coverage.
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz Practice Groups and Attorneys Garner Top Rankings in 2020 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
June 12, 2020
Mintz Attorney Russell H. Fox to Speak at 2013 mHealth Summit
December 09, 2013
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