Michael Altschul
Altschul is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of CTIA - The Wireless Association™. CTIA is an international trade association located in Washington, D.C. Membership in the Association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers of wireless data services and products.
Mr. Altschul joined CTIA in 1990 after serving with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. Prior to that, he began his legal career as an attorney specializing in antitrust litigation with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City.
During his ten year stint at the Justice Department, Mr. Altschul worked exclusively on communications matters, including the Modification of Final Judgment and the GTE decree, as well as related FCC filings and telecommunications industry mergers and acquisitions. As CTIA's General Counsel, Mr. Altschul is responsible for the Association's legal advocacy, CTIA's compliance with antitrust and other applicable laws, and he is an active participant in the development of the Association's public policy positions.
Mr. Altschul received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Colgate University, and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law. He is admitted to the Bar in Illinois, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Mr. Altschul has served as co-chair of the Federal Communications Bar Association's Ad Hoc Committee on Telecommunications Competition Issues and the FCBA's Wireless Telecommunications Practice Committee. He also is a member of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, where he serves on the Communications Industry Committee.
Appearances
- Tracking Wireless Location Privacy May 16, 2006
Biography last updated May 11, 2006