Matthew R. Tuchman

Counsel

T 202.973.4220 Washington, D.C.
My passion is advocating for clients at the intersection of law, public policy, and connectivity innovation.
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Matthew Tuchman uses his years of experience working with federal, state, and local authorities to help broadband clients build telecommunications, Wi-Fi, and other wireless networks. Should pain points emerge, Matthew turns to his firsthand knowledge of large-scale, complex construction and commercial litigation, land use, zoning proceedings, and other forums to help his clients obtain the access rights needed to build vital infrastructure.

Matthew has particular insight analyzing, drafting, and negotiating facilities access, pole attachment, and related agreements with a broad spectrum of entities, including investor-owned utilities, municipalities, state departments of transportation, municipally-owned utilities, power cooperatives, and incumbent local exchange carriers. Matthew also counsels clients on a broad spectrum of state and federal requirements and policies, the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code, and utility construction standards.

Practice Highlights

Infrastructure deployment

Negotiates wireless and wireline infrastructure agreements on behalf of telecommunications infrastructure providers. Liaises with infrastructure owners in connection with ensuring that such infrastructure deployments are performed in a manner consistent with federal and state laws.

Public-private infrastructure partnerships

Develops and drives agreement negotiations with municipalities, universities, and other government stakeholders concerning distributed antenna systems, small cells, macro sites, and other telecommunications infrastructure projects by crafting creative technical scopes and commercial structures accommodating each stakeholders' disparate objectives.

Permitting and governmental agreements

Navigates permitting requirements and negotiates agreements, including right-of-way access and pole attachment agreements, with municipalities and other government entities in connection with deploying wireless telecommunications infrastructure.