Lisa Chandler Cordell

(202) 751-2702
lcordell@breicorlaw.com

Areas of Practice

• Communications
• Cable and other multichannel video programming distribution
• Technology
• Copyright
• Privacy

Types of Issues

• Strategic planning
• System upgrades
• Regulatory compliance
• Cable compulsory licensing (Section 111 analysis, Statement of Account preparation, Copyright Office inquiries, audits)
• Programming agreements and broadcast retransmission consent
• Customer-related services (notices, agreements, websites, tech support)
• Federal/state policy advocacy (Congress/FCC/Copyright Office and state/local government)
• Competitive strategies
• Government funding procurement
• Purchase/sale of systems (purchase agreements, due diligence, franchise and license transfers)
• Vendor agreements
• Technology procurement (master purchase/maintenance)
• Privacy and data security (policies, data retention)
• Franchising

Admissions and Membership

• Admitted to practice law in District of Columbia and Illinois (inactive)
• Member, Federal Communications Bar Association
• Midwest Chapter Co-Chair, 1998-2000
• Cable Practice Committee Co-Chair, 2001-2003
• Privacy and Data Security Committee, 2008-2009

Education

• Juris Doctor - DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1996
• Bachelor of Arts - Telecommunications, Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana, 1992

Community Service

• Vice President, Education, Congregation B'nau Tzedek, Potomac, Maryland (June 2015 – Present)
• Board Member, Co-Chair - Special Needs Committee, Congregation B'nai Tzedek, Potomac, Maryland (December 2011 – Present)
• Parent Chair, Ivymount Benefit Gala/Auction 2014, The Ivymount School, Rockville, Maryland (September 2013 - Present)—special needs fundraiser
• Speaker on special needs issues

Personal

• Married to educator husband, Michael (1997)
• Mom to 2 amazing daughters