Overview
Travis West advises communications companies on a variety of regulatory, policy, transactional, and litigation matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and state public utilities commissions. He has drafted comments, petitions to deny, and complaints in multiple proceedings ranging from media acquisitions to spectrum allocation proceedings. In addition to his work before the FCC, he has developed compliance programs for communications companies and universal service funding recipients. Travis has worked on large mergers and managed discovery in those mergers. He also has experience in high-profile litigation in both federal district and circuit courts, including the Eighth Circuit and the District of Columbia Circuit.
- District of Columbia
- California
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2016, Article Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology; Coordinator for Privacy and Security, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology Digest
- M.A., Texas Tech University, 2013
- B.A., Texas Tech University, 2011, summa cum laude
Representative Matters
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Represented satellite company in multi-billion dollar transaction in responding to DOJ second request, FCC request for information, and Team Telecom negotiations.
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Gonzalez v. Google: Drafted and submitted amicus curiae brief to the US Supreme Court describing the intersection of recommendation algorithms, content moderation, and Section 230 protection.
- New York v. Deutsche Telekom: Represented DISH Network in successfully defending proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint as conditioned on entry of DISH as new wireless carrier.
- Mozilla v. FCC: Represented Mozilla in challenging the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules.
- Section 230: Represented party in opposing NTIA's petition requesting that the FCC initiate a rulemaking on Section 230.
- C-Band: Represented party in FCC proceeding re-allocating the C-band spectrum, resulting in multibillion-dollar relocation payments.
- Program Carriage Complaints: Represented multiple independent video programming vendors in program carriage complaints against vertically-integrated multichannel video programming distributors.
- Merger of Tribune Media & Nexstar Media Group: Represented party in opposing merger before the FCC.
- Merger of Sinclair Broadcasting & Tribune Media Company: Represented party opposing merger, which was successfully blocked by regulators.
News & Publications
Publications
Turbulence Ahead: Court Rejects JetBlue/Spirit Merger
Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law e-Brief
February 2024
By: Lee Berger, Travis West
Antitrust & Competition Blog
Disappearing No More: Maintaining Electronic Messages for Antitrust Investigations
January 30, 2024
By: Michael L. Weiner, John J. Kavanagh, Lee Berger, Travis West
Antitrust & Competition Blog
January 24, 2024
By: Michael L. Weiner, John J. Kavanagh, Lee Berger, Travis West
Antitrust & Competition Blog
DOJ and FTC Finalize Merger Guidelines
December 19, 2023
By: Michael L. Weiner, John J. Kavanagh, Lee Berger, Douglas G. Green, Travis West
Publications
United States v. Brewbaker: Vertical Bid Rigging Liability
Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law e-Brief
December 2023
By: Lee Berger, Travis West
Publications
Defining the Market: Coronavirus Reporter v. Apple
Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law e-Brief
November 2023
By: Lee Berger, Travis West
Publications
Patent Adjudication and Antitrust Evasion
Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law e-Brief
October 2, 2023
By: Lee Berger, Travis West
Antitrust & Competition Blog
Seventh Circuit: No-Poach Agreements May Be Per Se Illegal
September 12, 2023
6G: A Step Beyond
Artificial Intelligence Regulation: The Dueling Approaches of the FCC and FTC
August 10, 2023
By: Andrew Golodny, Travis West, Evan Dale
Publications
Smart v. NCAA – Price Fixing in College Sports
Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law e-Brief
August 2023
By: Lee Berger, Travis West
Noteworthy
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Legal 500 US, Media, Technology & Telecoms: Telecoms & Broadcast, Regulatory (2019)
Previous Employment
- Teaching Assistant, Department of History, Texas Tech University
Professional Affiliations
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Co-chair, FCBA Emerging Issues in Technology (2023-present)
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Co-chair, FCBA Video Programming and Distribution Committee (2021-2023)