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ROBERT FELGAR 444 West Broad Street, Unit 710 a" Falls Church, VA 22046 (703) 517-9912 email: [email protected] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The Felgar Law Firm, Falls Church, VA August 2009 - Present Counseled Mobile Virtual Network Operators on the benefit of becoming, and how t o become, an eligible telecommunications carrier. Prepared a detailed memorandu m regarding the same. Counseled a client regarding how best to dispute a penalt y for late paying its regulatory fees and on an enforcement matter. Assisted a client in litigation regarding a commercial lease, and assisted a tel ecommunications company prepare an outsourcing contract. Americatel Corporation, Rockville, MD May 2005 a" August 2009 CORPORATE COUNSEL, GENERAL COUNSEL Overall Responsibility for legal affairs of a company with approximately 400 emp loyees in the United States and Canada and approximately $300 million in annual revenue. Prepared and Negotiated Commercial Contracts including software license agreemen ts, maintenance and support agreements, professional services agreements, statem ents of work and related documents, outsourcing agreement, leases, employee stoc k option agreements, consulting agreements, web site development agreements, tel ecommunications traffic termination and origination agreements, telecommunicatio ns services agreements and marketing services agreements. Prepared and negotiat ed settlement agreements to contract disputes. Commercial agreements were negot iated with vendors and customers organized primarily in the U.S., Canada and Sou th America. Managed Company commercial litigation in Canadian and U.S. courts involving mill ions of dollars. Litigation included cases in which the company was both the pl aintiff and defendant. Managed Companyas Corporate Governance, including preparing resolutions and unan imous written consents for the Board of Directors. Provide general advice on co rporate governance matters. Negotiated and Managed the Sale of Company Subsidiaries in the U.S. and Abroad, including drafting stock purchase agreements and associated documents. Developed and Implemented Company policies regarding advertising, privacy, docum ent retention and vendor due diligence matters. Reviewed Companyas marketing material. Monitored Companyas compliance with its Credit Agreement. Guided Company through a process in which it was sold to Platinum Equity, a priv ate equity firm, with responsibility for legal due diligence matters, assisting in the preparation and negotiation of the merger documents and obtaining require d federal and state regulatory approvals. Streamlined Corporate Structure by liquidating and merging corporate affiliates

organized throughout the world. Counseled executives on employee privacy matters, reviewed employment contracts and supervised outside counsel on work visa issues. Represented Company Before the FCC and State Public Utility Commissions in rulem aking proceedings, lobbied the FCC on universal service issue, prepared and file d comments and ex parte presentations, and reviewed FCC and court rulings and ad vised senior executives of their impact on the Company. Defended the Company in FCC and state public utility commission investigations i nto alleged violations of state and federal regulations. Developed and Implemented leading industry compliance program for telemarketing that significantly reduced the number of complaints generated by the Company, as well as reduced the Companyas customer service costs. Managed Company tax audits conducted by governmental agencies in the U.S. and Ca nada. Supervised three other attorneys. Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin, & Oshinsky LLP, Washington, DC 2000 a" May 2005 SENIOR ASSOCIATE Filed comments, reply comments, petitions for rulemaking, ex parte letters and o ther documents in regulatory proceedings on behalf of competitive local exchange carriers, payphone service providers and broadcast companies. Issues involved included complex policy matters, such as universal service and access charges. Met with and Lobbied FCC staff, including in one instance the former Chairman, o n issues before the Commission. Represented plaintiffs in FCC formal complaint proceedings. Drafted complaints, expert testimony, declarations and other documents. Negotiated settlement with opposing counsel. Responded to letters of inquiry issued by the FCCas Enforcement Bureau. Prepared memoranda advising clients on the impact of new regulations on their op erations. Drafted petitions for review challenging FCC orders. Represented client in antitrust litigation against Verizon in United States fede ral district court. Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans PLLC, Washington, DC 1998 - 2000 STAFF ATTORNEY Counseled clients on cutting edge telecommunications issues such as whether cabl e companies must make their networks open to ISPs wishing to offer broadband ser vice to their customers. Drafted briefs and memorandums on telecommunications legal issues; analyzed and commented on contracts for large telecommunications clients. EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC, Gradu ated in 1997 Masteras of Arts in Economics, Queenas University, Kingston, Ontario, Graduated in 1992 Bacheloras of Arts in Economics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Graduated in 1991 LICENSES TO PRACTICE LAW AND MEMBERSHIPS Member of the Bar, District of Columbia Member of the Bar, State of Maryland

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