Joan E. Neal

Joan Neal spent almost 20 years in Morrison & Foerster's Communications Group, with a focus on the telecommunications industry. She has (i) negotiated and drafted a wide variety of contractual arrangements governing carriers' customer and wholesale supplier relationships; (ii) counseled clients regarding regulatory compliance, U.S. market entry, and structuring of ongoing businesses and new ventures; (iii) represented clients in policy and enforcement proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission; and (iv) acted as regulatory counsel in a wide range of transactions (including mergers, public and private equity and debt offerings, and foreign investments). Her clients represented a broad range of the communications industry, including international carriers, submarine cable operators and wireless carriers, and also included several Fortune 500 companies in the negotiation of vendor agreements for their international communications network needs. She also served on firm committees for attorney hiring and the summer associate program.