Shirley S. Fujimoto is a Principal in the Washington D.C. office of Fish & Richardson. She focuses her practice on communications and technology law and regulation. Shirley represents corporate, industrial and emerging company entities, including competitive communications carriers, energy companies, wireless carriers, broadband providers, high-tech equipment manufacturers and internet service providers.
Shirley acts for a variety of communications and technology clients on the regulatory aspects of their business ventures and on compliance with the vast array of rules promulgated by federal and state agencies. She has extensive experience in regulatory issues associated with new technologies and entry into new communications markets and in identifying business opportunities created by regulatory and technology developments. She represents clients before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and state regulatory commissions, including day-to-day counseling on regulatory compliance, participation in policy and rulemaking proceedings, and strategies to enhance business opportunities in a complex legal and regulatory environment. She also provides strategic business planning advice to clients, including the negotiation and drafting of contracts covering a wide range of telecommunications-related products and services.
She has prosecuted and defended communications-related complaints before the FCC and has also represented clients in appellate courts as petitioners for judicial review of an agency decision or as interveners on behalf of a party.
Shirley has also represented multiple clients in connection with pending telecommunications-related legislation.
Shirley has been recognized by The Legal Media Group Guide to the World’s Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers as a leader in her field.