Richard Wiley

Richard E. Wiley is Managing Partner of Wiley Rein in Washington, DC, where he chairs the largest communications practice in the United States. As a former Chairman, Commissioner and General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he was a leading force in the agency's initial efforts to foster increased competition and lessened regulation in the communications field. In recognition of his nine-year service as Chairman of the FCC's Advisory Committee on Digital Television, he received an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Electronic Industries Association's Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters, the DTV Leadership Award from the Digital Television Academy, and the International Achievement Award from the North American Broadcasters Association. Mr. Wiley is a member of Broadcasting & Cable magazine's "Hall of Fame", and also was named by that publication as one of the "100 Men of the Century." He graduated with distinction from Northwestern (B.S. and J.D. degrees) and holds a Masters Degree in Law (LL.M.) from Georgetown. Mr. Wiley has served as President of the Federal Bar and Federal Communications Bar Associations and Chair of the American Bar's Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section, the Advisory Board of Columbia University's Institute for Tele-Information, and The Media Institute's Board of Trustees. (This is me - Update Profile)