Miles Mason | Lawyer

Miles Mason advises television and radio broadcasters, banks and investors, and others in the media and technology space on a wide range of transactional, regulatory and policy issues.

Miles assists his clients in drafting, negotiating and structuring complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, programming agreements, services agreements, cable and satellite carriage and other distribution agreements, as well as tower, studio and equipment leases and other operational agreements. He represents broadcasters before the FCC on compliance, enforcement, investigations, rulemakings and adjudicatory proceedings, and has guided his clients through the transition to the ATSC 3.0 (NextGenTV) television standard. Miles also advises lenders and equity investors on a variety of FCC regulatory issues. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner in the Washington, DC, communications firm of Fisher Wayland Cooper Leader & Zaragoza, which merged with Shaw Pittman in 2000.

Representative Experience

Represented major television broadcaster in over $5 billion in television station transactions.
Represented a national broadcaster in negotiations with the FCC resolving investigations through a consent decree and compliance plan.
Represented a national broadcaster in strategic analysis and FCC regulatory approvals for television station acquisitions and divestitures, including ownership rule waivers and related transaction filings.

Representing national broadcaster in FCC regulatory matters relating to the nationwide deployment of NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0), including licensing, planning and regulatory approvals for expanded service across its broadcast markets.

Represented banks and investors in the restructuring, refinancing and ultimate sale of multiple radio station groups.

Represented private equity firm in the purchase and sale of numerous radio stations across the country in transactions collectively valued at over $60 million.

Professional Highlights

Honors and Awards

Recognized by Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC), Communications Law (2021–2026).
Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. in Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory (2017, 2019–2023).
Recognized by International Financial Law Review for M&A – US (2018–2019).