Stephanie Rigizadeh

Stephanie advises media, telecommunications, and technology clients on a variety of regulatory and compliance matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She also counsels clients on intellectual property matters involving copyrights, trademarks, and domain names.

Before joining Wiley, Stephanie worked in broadcast journalism and public affairs consulting.

Representative Matters

• Regulatory:

  • Prepares FCC comments on behalf of TV and radio broadcasters regarding numerous issues impacting the media industry, including media ownership, ATSC 3.0, news distortion, and the Audible Crawl rule.
  • Represents clients before the FCC and FTC in enforcement actions and investigations, and counsels clients on compliance with agency policy and rules. Experience with various government investigative stages, including complaint and Letter of Inquiry response.
  • Provides guidance to broadcast clients on compliance with FCC requirements, including Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules for recruitment and hiring.
  • Advises media and telecommunications companies with obtaining regulatory approvals for transactions involving FCC-regulated entities.
  • Represented former government officials in a D.C. Circuit amicus brief supporting the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, resulting in a decision upholding the law under the First Amendment and other constitutional provisions. Subsequently represented the former government officials in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief supporting the D.C. Circuit’s decision, which the Court unanimously affirmed.
• Intellectual Property:
  • Represents media providers in copyright and trademark compliance matters involving online scams and deepfake alterations of content.
  • Counsels clients on copyright fair use principles and social media use.
  • Helps clients with copyright registration and protection issues for entertainment and business software applications.
  • Assists online gaming clients with brand enforcement efforts, including combating unauthorized use of intellectual property and business impersonation scams.
  • Advised telecommunications company on intellectual property issues related to potential provision of VPN service.

Professional Experience

• Legal Intern, FCC, Media Bureau, Policy Division (2021)
• News Producer, NBC News and MSNBC (2017-2020)
• Associate, Public Affairs Consulting (2015-2016)

Affiliations

• Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA)
  • Co-Chair, Media Committee (2025-Present)
• American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Communications Law
• Board Member, Association of Latino Princeton Alumni
• Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• Sports Lawyers Association