Mr. Robert Magovern, an associate with Sher & Blackwell, is active in the firm’s administrative law and antitrust and trade regulation practice groups. In addition to advising clients on a wide range of regulatory compliance matters, he has successfully represented clients before federal courts and administrative agencies.
Professional Background
Prior to joining Sher & Blackwell as an associate in 2004, Mr. Magovern worked as a law clerk in the commercial litigation practice group of a prominent New York City law firm where he assisted clients in matters related to bankruptcy, debtor-creditor relations, and securities fraud. While in law school, he interned at the Federal Communications Commission in the Enforcement Bureau, where he was responsible for investigating the practices of large common carriers engaged in telecommunications-related activities. Mr. Magovern served as a Note and Comment Editor of the CommLaw Conspectus: Journal for Communications Law and Policy, and was a member of the Institute for Communications Law Studies.
Prior to law school, Mr. Magovern worked in the Business Technology section of an international marketing firm located in Boston, Massachusetts, where he represented clients on broadband, and wireless matters.
Practice
Areas
Administrative
Antitrust
Corporate and Transactional
Government Relations
Litigation
Professional
Affiliations/Associations
Admitted to practice in New York, Massachusetts
and the District of Columbia
Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Publications / Articles
"The Expert Agency and the Public Interest:
Why the Department of Justice Should Leave Online Obscenity to the
FCC," 11 Commlaw Conspectus 327 (2003).
Education
The Catholic University of America, Columbus
School of law J.D., 2004.
Boston University, B.S., 2001.
