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David D. Oxenford

Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2011
  • Recognized in:
    Communications Law
    Media Law
  • Law School:
    Emory University School of Law
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.wbklaw.com/Our_Team...
  • Website:
    http://www.wbklaw.com
  • Location:
    1800 M Street, NW, Suite 800-N
    Washington, DC 20036

David Oxenford has represented broadcasters for over 35 years on a wide array of matters from the negotiation and structuring of station purchase and sale agreements to regulatory matters. His regulatory expertise includes all areas of broadcast law including the FCC’s multiple ownership limitations, the political broadcasting rules, EEO policy, advertising issues, and other programming matters and FCC technical rules.

His clients range from family-owned broadcasters to active mid-market venture-backed companies to one of the largest noncommercial radio licensees in the country. In addition to representing station groups, David represents a number of state broadcast associations, the trade association for media brokers, program and service providers to the broadcast and digital media industry and banks and others providing financing to media companies.

David also represents webcasters and other digital media companies. He represents these companies on copyright, music licensing and other business and regulatory issues. He was counsel to the small webcasters group which negotiated the first Small Webcasters Agreement with the recording industry in 2002, represented webcasters who negotiated the Pureplay Webcasters Agreement in 2008, and represented webcasters in litigating sound recording performance royalties in both of the webcasting rate setting proceedings held by the Copyright Royalty Board which led to decisions in 2010 and 2015.

David is a regular speaker at broadcasting and digital media conferences, conventions and trade shows across the country, and regularly conducts webinars for many trade associations. He has also served as an expert witness on broadcasting and music licensing issues. For over 10 years, he has been the editor and principal writer of the Broadcast Law Blog, which is read by thousands of people each week.

He has been active internationally in counseling developing countries on the development of media laws embodying democratic principles. 

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David Oxenford has represented broadcasters for over 35 years on a wide array of matters from the negotiation and structuring of station purchase and sale agreements to regulatory matters. His regulatory expertise includes all areas of broadcast law including the FCC’s multiple ownership limitations, the political broadcasting rules, EEO policy, advertising issues, and other programming matters and FCC technical rules.

His clients range from family-owned broadcasters to active mid-market venture-backed companies to one of the largest noncommercial radio licensees in the country. In addition to representing station groups, David represents a number of state broadcast associations, the trade association for media brokers, program and service providers to the broadcast and digital media industry and banks and others providing financing to media companies.

David also represents webcasters and other digital media companies. He represents these companies on copyright, music licensing and other business and regulatory issues. He was counsel to the small webcasters group which negotiated the first Small Webcasters Agreement with the recording industry in 2002, represented webcasters who negotiated the Pureplay Webcasters Agreement in 2008, and represented webcasters in litigating sound recording performance royalties in both of the webcasting rate setting proceedings held by the Copyright Royalty Board which led to decisions in 2010 and 2015.

David is a regular speaker at broadcasting and digital media conferences, conventions and trade shows across the country, and regularly conducts webinars for many trade associations. He has also served as an expert witness on broadcasting and music licensing issues. For over 10 years, he has been the editor and principal writer of the Broadcast Law Blog, which is read by thousands of people each week.

He has been active internationally in counseling developing countries on the development of media laws embodying democratic principles. 

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Education:

  • Emory University School of Law , JD, graduated 1980
  • College of William & Mary, BA, graduated 1977

Bar Admissions:

  • District of Columbia, 1980

Affiliations:

  • Federal Communications Bar Association - Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Committe
  • Texas Association of Broadcasters - Member
  • Thomas Jefferson Public Policy Program, College of William and Mary - First Vice President, Board of Advisors

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Communications Law
  • Media Law
 

Awards:

  • Texas Association of Broadcasters, Associate Member of the Year - 2011
  • The Best Lawyers in America for Communications Law and Media Law - 2011-2017
  • Super Lawyer in Communications - 2012-2016

Special Focus:

  • Broadcasting
 

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Practice Areas
  • Media Content & Distribution
 

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Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
http://www.wbklaw.com
 
Headquarters
1800 M Street, NW, Suite 800-N
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 783.4141
2 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Colorado

Colorado

Denver, CO

951 Twentieth Street

P.O. Box 1440

Denver, CO 80202

United States

(303) 626.2350

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