Partner
Patrick S. Campbell is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Milbank LLP and a member of the firm’s Transportation and Space Group. Mr. Campbell’s practice focuses on transactional, corporate and regulatory matters. He has worked extensively on such matters on behalf of numerous domestic and foreign telecommunications, satellite, media and Internet companies.
Mr. Campbell’s experience has included representing numerous satellite operators and customers in the negotiation of agreements for the establishment of joint ventures, the procurement of satellite systems, and the leasing of satellite capacity; representing telecommunications clients in proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission; providing regulatory and corporate advice to companies, financial institutions and investors with respect to public and private equity and high-yield offerings involving communications entities; negotiating contracts for the construction of undersea and underground fiber optic telecommunications systems and for the leasing of rights-of-way on such systems; and advising clients on various dispute resolution and litigation matters in the communications and technology areas.
Mr. Campbell is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association. He is on the boards of directors of several non-profits dedicated to urban affairs and civil rights, including National Park Trust, Street Law, Inc., Live It Learn It and DC Appleseed. He is also on the Board of Visitors for Stanford Law School and the Board of Regents for Georgetown University.
Mr. Campbell has been recognized by Chambers USA and by Legal 500 as one of the country’s leading lawyers in the Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite Regulating area. In 2020, he was included in Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast (Transactional), awarded to individuals for receiving constant praise from their clients for continued excellence. In July 2009, he was recognized by The National Law Journal as one of its “40 Under 40” Washington-area lawyers, a list comprised of individuals who “have already made their marks in private practice, in government agencies, on Capitol Hill and with public interest groups.” Mr. Campbell authored a chapter on satellites in Telecommunications Law and Policy.