JAMES N. DUCHESNE
Summer Associate*
jduchesne@stlro.com
202.454.9401 (o)
James is a recent graduate, cum laude,
of the Catholic University of Americas Columbus School of
Law and holds a certificate in Communications Law. He supports
STLROs Privacy and Communications Practices.
James was most recently an intern with PCIA
The Wireless Infrastructure Association, where he drafted
comments to the FCC on several rulemakings and petitions for rulemakings,
including proceedings related to the TDM-to-IP transition and
for making spectrum available in the 3.5 GHz band to wireless
service providers. James also provided research support with state
and local legislative actions dealing with pole attachments and
local zoning regulations.
Prior to PCIA, James served for a year as a
law clerk in a large firms advertising, technology, and
media practice and its data privacy and security practice. James
reviewed clients marketing programs for compliance with
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Childrens Online
Privacy Protection Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, the FTCs Telephone
Sales Rules, and Section 5 of the FTC Act. He has performed website
and mobile app privacy audits, and assisted with a number of cloud
computing contract related issues. James also assisted clients
with Internet governance and intellectual property issues related
to the recent generic top-level domain expansion program.
While attending law school James was a Production
Editor for CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law
and Policy, where he oversaw the journals article editorial
process. His article Running Amuck: Using the Debacle of Recent
Top Level Domain Expansions to Argue for Greater Governmental
Participation in DNS Management was published in that journal
in 2012. Prior to law school, James worked for a small government
relations firm where he provided clientsfrom Fortune 500
companies to start-upswith representation before Congress
and policy and strategy advice on a wide range of issues.
James graduated from Union College in 2006
with a B.A. in political science.
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*Awaiting Bar Exam results in order to apply
for admission to the Virginia Bar.
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