Angela Giancarlo, chief of staff to Commissioner Robert McDowell, is...
Angela Giancarlo, chief of staff to Commissioner Robert McDowell, is leaving the FCC, McDowell’s office said Thursday. Giancarlo has been with McDowell since 2007, working for the same boss longer than any other current legal aide to an FCC member.…
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Erin McGrath, McDowell’s media adviser, will take on Giancarlo’s portfolio covering wireless, international and public safety, the commissioner’s office said in a news release (http://xrl.us/boa8zt). Giancarlo previously worked for the law firm now called Hogan Lovells. “Angela has worked tirelessly on many key proceedings, including: auction and licensing rules for the 700 MHz spectrum band, media ownership, unlicensed use within the TV white spaces, public safety spectrum operations, promotion of wireless medical body area technologies, universal service contribution reform, and countless transactions involving satellite, media and wireless licenses,” McDowell said. Unusual for the departure of a legal adviser, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn released a statement on Giancarlo’s departure. “Commissioner McDowell is not … the only one who will regret her departure,” Clyburn said (http://xrl.us/boa899). “This agency is losing a legal advisor with an impressive amount of institutional knowledge. My advisors constantly tell me how much they appreciate her leadership, knack for quickly finding common ground, and her willingness to carefully consider our recommendations on circulated items.”