Lawrence D. O'Neill

Lawrence D. O'Neill

O'Neill and Company LLC
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  • Maryland
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Mr. O'Neill was born in Granite City, Illinois to Lawrence Frederick O'Neill, a highly decorated Irish-American fighter pilot and ace, and Dorothy Lee Breckenridge, a member of the famous American Breckenridge family. He spent his childhood on various naval bases where is father was subsequently stationed. He completed his secondary education at St. Aloysius School, in Malta, and graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Maryland. He served in the US. Army during the Vietnam war in the Army Security Agency, assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA). He subsequently graduated from law school from the University of Baltimore, and worked in various senior government positions in the White House and the Depart of Commerce. Upon leaving the government in 1981 he entered private practice with Fenwick, Davis, Stone and West and then as a partner with Winston and Strawn. He later moved Europe, as Secretary General to SITA, in Paris, prior to setting up his own firm with offices in Dublin and New York.
Mr. O'Neill is an exceptionally experienced attorney with expertise in banking and finance, data protection and privacy, information technology and telecommunications, international trade, complex international litigation,
corporate affairs, international tax, and business organization. He has a diverse and extensive practice experience including complex international litigation, public share offerings, business mergers and acquisitions, business strategy, protecting intellectual property, developing technology policy and advice on regulatory issues, product development/management and business development, as well as the management and administration of global businesses. He also has extensive experience in complex international litigation.

Practice Areas
    Arbitration & Mediation
    Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
    Communications & Internet Law
    Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
    Appeals & Appellate
    Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
    Business Law
    Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
    Energy, Oil & Gas Law
    Utilities
    Gov & Administrative Law
    Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
    Intellectual Property
    International Law
    Human Rights, Imports & Exports
    Maritime Law
    Trademarks
    Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Maryland
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2nd Circuit
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Professional Experience
Partner
O'Neill and Company
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General Counsel/Chairman
Stentor Plc
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Secretary General
Societie International de Telecommunications Aeronautiques
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Partner
Winston and Strawn
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Washington Counsel
Fenwick & West LLP
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Associate Chief Counsel
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Dept. of Commerce
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Deputy Director, Policy
Executive Office of the President, Office of Telecommunications Policy
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Advisor the the President of the United States on Telecommunications Policy
Education
University of Baltimore School of Law
J.D. (1975) | Law
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Activities: Law review
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Georgetown University
International Affairs
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University of Maryland - College Park
B.A. | Economics
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University of Missouri - Columbia
Journalism
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Blog
Contact & Map
Office
150 East 52nd Street
1901
New York, NY 10019
Cell: (917) 753-6147
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