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Walter Steimel, Jr.
Partner

Walt Steimel focuses his practice on domestic and international communications; information technology and related high technology issues; privacy and data security; export control; intellectual property; trade secret; digital device and radiofrequency regulation; and consumer protection, advertising and fair trade practices. His scope of practice includes administrative law, counseling, transactional support and litigation in these areas. His practice includes streamlining contract negotiation and administration; advising clients on government compliance issues; defending clients in government investigations; and litigating to protect the intellectual property and other business interests of clients.

He represents clients before the Federal Communications Commission; Federal Trade Commission; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Food and Drug Administration and CDRH; Department of Commerce (particularly BIS); Customs Service, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, state and federal courts, and various state regulatory agencies. He has represented clients in numerous appeals of federal agency actions.

Mr. Steimel is a frequent lecturer and writer on various legal topics within his specialties, and on the operation of and participation in the United States political system. He is also a guest lecturer at Texas Christian University on legal and political participation topics.

Prior Work Experience

Prior to joining Loeb & Loeb LLP, Mr. Steimel was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Earlier in his career, he worked as an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission, Common Carrier Bureau in Washington, D.C.; as counsel to the Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas; and as legislative counsel to a Texas State Senator where he was staff author of the sunset rewrite of the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act.

Publications/Speeches

Speaker, 2012 NBPCA Annual Congress - The Power of Prepaid™ (June 3-5, 2012)
Speaker, Outsourcing in Financial Services (November 1, 2011)
Speaker, Social Media and Its Ability to Power or Short Circuit Your Enterprise (August 2, 2011)
Speaker, Advanced Media and Technology Webinar Series - Doing Business in the Age of Enforcement: Key Areas of FTC and FCC Scrutiny in Advertising, Privacy and Targeting (May 11, 2011)

Blogs

FTC to Update Guidance for Online Advertising Disclosures

Affiliations

Member, American Bar Association
Certified Public Accountant, Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Member, Chancellor’s Advisory Council; International Board of Visitors for the School of Fine Arts; and Board of Visitors for the School of Arts and Sciences, Texas Christian University

Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. Studies

University of Texas at Austin School of Law, J.D., 1981,

Notes and Comments Editor, Texas International Law Journal
Geary-Brice Moot Court Competition

Texas Christian University, B.B.A., 1978, cum laude
University Honors

District of Columbia, 1995
Texas, 1981

U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

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