Martin L. Stern, Esq., a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of K&L Gates LLP, provides strategic and policy advice to telecommunications, information technology and media firms in the United States, Asia and elsewhere in the world and assists telecom and broadband providers on all aspects of network build-out and operations. He also handles complex regulatory issues in connection with mergers, acquisitions, financings and restructuring activities of telecom, broadband and media companies and represents clients on policy matters before the administration, Congress, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He has provided commercial, strategic and regulatory advice in connection with the roll-out of next-generation networks involving wireless and wireline technologies and has represented both satellite programmers and distributors on regulatory, policy and commercial matters. He was recently named a “Lawdragon 500: New Stars, New Worlds,” for his great depth and experience in the telecommunication area, as well as the complexity of his work.