K.C. Halm

Partner

Co-chair, Technology, Communications, Privacy & Security Practice; Chair, Communications Practice

T 202.973.4287 Washington, D.C.
Helping clients navigate the maze of regulatory hurdles, obstacles and challenges is what I bring to the table.
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Events

06.11.25 - 06.14.25
Virginia State Bar Association Annual Meeting

Broadband ISPs, wireless providers, and cable operators rely on K.C. Halm for experienced counsel on a wide range of broadband policy and competition matters involving wireless licensing and spectrum acquisition, privacy and special access (business data services) regulations, and state attorney general and PSC investigations. K.C. also advises the firm’s emerging technology clients on issues arising in the use of AI and machine learning applications under existing and emerging legal frameworks. Clients operating in the industrial IoT sectors rely upon K.C. for strategic and transactional counsel in acquiring spectrum licenses and leases to support such applications. In addition, K.C. litigates network access, interconnection, and competition issues for clients in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies.

In addition, K.C. advises clients on privacy and data/network security issues under federal and state law, with a recent focus on issues arising under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the telephone and cable privacy sections of the Telecommunications Act (CPNI), and mobile privacy and location-based services.

Proud to represent America’s veterans, K.C. provides pro bono counsel to vets on disability and related claims before the Veterans Administration and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Practice Highlights

Artificial intelligence

Advising leading cloud service provider on legal and policy issues arising from provision of services leveraging AI applications (machine learning, deep learning and neural networks) deployed in wholesale and retail services. Recent focus on issues surrounding deployment of facial recognition and related technologies. Thought leader on emerging governance standards involving fair, accountable, transparent and ethical (FATE) AI.

Spectrum acquisition and licensing

Counsel wireless and cable operators on spectrum access issues in transactions and policy-making with a particular focus on emerging spectrum access regimes, such as the spectrum sharing framework in the CBRS (3.5 GHz) and C-Bands. Represented leading cable broadband provider in acquisition of experimental FCC licenses leveraging shared spectrum technology in 3.5 GHz “CBRS” band for testing of commercial fixed and mobile wireless solutions.

Emerging technology

Clients operating in the industrial IoT sectors rely upon K.C. for strategic and transactional counsel in acquiring spectrum licenses and leases to support such applications. K.C. works with a leading autonomous drone network vendor on solving complex spectrum licensing and operational issues.