Lew Paper is a partner in the Communications Practice of Dickstein Shapiro. Mr. Paper’s experience and practice cover the full range of major communications issues, including broadcasting, wireless telecommunications services, and new technologies. His primary focus is transactional matters involving broadcasting and other communications industries. That focus includes the negotiation and preparation of contracts, the prosecution of applications and other matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the negotiation and preparation of loan documents, and the handling of regulatory and contractual issues that arise in bankruptcies, receiverships, and workouts with lenders.

His clients over the years have included ACME Communications, Inc.; Allen and Co., Inc.; American General Media Corporation; BankBoston; Clear Channel Communications, Inc.; Chase Manhattan Bank; CIT Lending Services Corporation; Cumulus Media Inc.; General Instrument Corporation; NetZero, Inc.; Pacific Media, LLC; Royal Bank of Scotland; Silver Point Capital; Wachovia Securities; The WB Television Network; and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Maryland
U.S. Courts of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

University of Michigan, 1968, with highest distinction
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1971
Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 1972