Kyle M. Gutierrez

Kyle counsels clients on a wide array of communications law and policy issues. His areas of focus lie where the law meets the online world. This includes issues related to over-the-top (OTT) video and communications; net neutrality and Section 230; broadband deployment and access; data privacy; and digital accessibility. He has previously worked at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), for a trade association, and on an in-house policy team.

Representative Matters

• Supported Meta’s Connectivity & Access Policy team on global OTT video, OTT communications, broadband, and accessibility policy issues while on secondment with the company.
• Advises clients on issues that include compliance with potential net neutrality regulations and state data privacy laws; regulatory treatment of messaging services; advertising of gambling services; and 911 obligations.
• Drafts pleadings before the FCC, CISA, NTIA, and other federal agencies on topics that include next-generation broadcast standards, media ownership, zero trust architecture, and software bills of material.
• Assists clients in responding to FCC enforcement actions and data collections, including Letters of Inquiry, and in obtaining regulatory certifications like certificates of authority to provide competitive local exchange service.
• Supports telecommunications clients at various stages of the litigation process, including with discovery and pre-trial motions. Examples include briefing on jurisdictional issues in a tower citing case and defending a client in a pole attachment dispute.

Professional Experience

• Public Policy Extern, Connectivity & Access Policy Team, Facebook (2019)
• Legal Intern, CTIA (2018)
• Legal Intern, FCC, Media Bureau, Policy Division (2018)
• Client Services Intern, Orleans Parish Public Defender’s Office (2014)

Affiliations

• Federal Communications Bar Association
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia