The former general counsel of Intelsat, Phillip Spector, has joined the space business practice of law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as Of Counsel.
The move comes just three months after Spector stood down from his position as general counsel and…
The former general counsel of Intelsat, Phillip Spector, has joined the space business practice of law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as Of Counsel.
The move comes just three months after Spector stood down from his position as general counsel and executive vice president of business development, a role he held since 2005, to become a member of the global satellite operator’s board of directors.
That move was part of a wider management reshuffle that took place around the time of Intelsat’s IPO at the beginning of April and saw David McGlade become chairman and CEO and Stephen Spengler promoted to president and chief commercial officer.
Prior to Intelsat, Spector was the managing partner of the Washington, D.C. office of law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. During his time there he was also the chairman of its communications & technology group as well as a member of the firm’s management committee.
At Milbank, Spector will work closely with space business partners Peter Nesgos in New York and Dara Panahy in Washington, D.C., where he will also be based.
Additionally, Spector will pursue a broader corporate and telecommunications practice based on his past representation of numerous major telecom and technology companies.
Nesgos, who leads Milbank’s space business group, commented: “Phil will actively support our goal to solidify and broaden our significant market presence in the space business and expand our activity for existing satellite operator and manufacturer clients, along with the major banks and investment funds active in the sector. We see space and telecoms continuing as a growth-engine for economies on a world-wide basis.”
Panahy added: “Phil’s experience as Intelsat’s General Counsel and more than 20 years of senior corporate practice in Washington, bring a new dimension to his return to private practice. Our clients will benefit from his solid understanding of how things work in the US Congress and at various US government departments and agencies, including the Departments of Justice, State, Treasury, and the Federal Communications Commission.”
