Timothy G. Nelson

Tim has significant experience representing clients in the mass media industry, including television stations, radio stations, newspapers and broadcasting companies. He also represents several broadcaster trade associations. He helps these clients navigate the ever-changing media landscape and its particular legal challenges.

"Each client’s current legal problem, be it big or small, extremely complex or (in the scheme of things) relatively simple, is likely the most important, pressing issue he or she faces at the moment – and, therefore, it’s the most important, pressing issue I am facing, too."

Tim regularly counsels broadcast clients on FCC regulation compliance issues, including political regulations, EEO reports and audits, ownership reports, contests and promotions, licensing, closed captioning, children’s programming, emergency access, cable and satellite royalty proceedings, and public file requirements. Tim has also handled notice and comment proceedings before the FCC, providing written advocacy on hot-button issues of critical importance to the Firm's clients, and advocating for reform of certain industries regulated by the FCC.

Tim routinely advocates for clients on various legislative matters affecting their businesses at the local, state and federal levels. His government relations practice includes working to ensure that laws and regulations are crafted in a manner to permit broadcast companies to continue to serve and inform the public.

Tim works with clients, particularly in the media industry, on a multitude of business transactions, including station and asset sales, mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions. He drafts and negotiates licensing agreements, with a focus on retransmission consent agreements between television broadcasters and cable/satellite companies, OTT licensing deals, sales agreements, organizational documents, and other business contracts.