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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  January  13,  2005  David  Fiske  at  (202)  418-  0513 
 E-  mail:  David.  Fiske@  fcc.  gov 
 POWELL  ANNOUNCES  CHANGES  IN  FCC  OFFICE  OF  GENERAL  COUNSEL:  JOHN  ROGOVIN  TO  LEAVE  OFFICE; 
 AUSTIN  SCHLICK  TO  BE  ACTING  GENERAL  COUNSEL 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  FCC  Chairman  Michael  Powell  today  announced  that  FCC  General  Counsel  John  Rogovin  is  leaving  the  Commission. 


 Powell  said,  “It  is  with  deep  regret  that  I  announce  that  our  General  Counsel,  John  Rogovin,  is  stepping  down  from  his  post  at  the  Commission  to  become  a  partner  at  Wilmer, 
 Cutler,  Pickering,  Hale  and  Dorr.  The  Commission  is  losing  an  extraordinary  asset.  John  always  provided  sound  and  principled  legal  advice  on  whatever  matter  we  faced.  I  will  miss  his  calm 
 and  wise  counsel.  He  also  played  a  vital  role  in  policy  development  and  held  the  Commission  to  the  highest  legal  standards.  John  has  been  a  hands-  on  leader  in  the  General  Counsel’s  Office, 
 and  personally  represented  us  in  court  on  several  very  significant  litigation  matters.  He  also  settled  the  intractable  NextWave  matter  (twice,  no  less),  freeing  up  enormous  amounts  of 
 spectrum,  and  he  brought  his  first-  rate  analytical  skills  to  bear  on  every  major  regulatory  proceeding  before  us  over  the  last  3  ˝  years.  He  will  be  sorely  missed  by  us  all,  especially  by 
 his  colleagues  in  our  General  Counsel’s  Office,  where  he  always  maintained  a  strong  team  spirit.” 


 Mr.  Rogovin  was  appointed  General  Counsel  in  February  2003,  prior  to  that  he  served  as  FCC  Deputy  General  Counsel.  Before  joining  the  FCC,  he  was  a  partner  in  the  Washington, 
 D.  C.,  office  of  O'Melveny  &  Myers  LLP,  where  he  was  Chair  of  the  Communications  Group  involved  in  litigation  and  regulatory  matters  before  federal  and  state  courts  and  agencies.  Prior 
 to  that,  he  was  Deputy  Assistant  Attorney  General  in  the  Civil  Division  of  the  Department  of  Justice.  Mr.  Rogovin  also  served  as  a  law  clerk  to  the  Honorable  Laurence  H.  Silberman,  Judge 
 of  the  U.  S.  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  D.  C.  Circuit.  He  received  an  A.  B.  from  Columbia  University  and  a  J.  D.  from  the  University  of  Virginia  School  of  Law.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
 New  York  Bar,  the  District  of  Columbia  Bar,  and  the  American  Bar  Association,  and  he  is  a  frequent  lecturer  in  telecommunications  matters. 


 Powell  stated,  “I  am  also  pleased  to  announce  that  Austin  Schlick  will  serve  as  Acting  General  Counsel.  Austin  is  a  highly  skilled  attorney  with  broad  experience  in  litigation, 
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 particularly  appellate  practice  and  communications  law.  I  have  benefited  from  his  counsel  while  he  has  been  at  the  Commission,  and  look  forward  to  working  with  him  in  his  new  position.” 
 Most  recently  Mr.  Schlick  served  as  Deputy  General  Counsel  responsible  for  the  agency’s  litigation.  Before  joining  the  Commission  in  February  2004,  he  served  as  an  assistant 
 in  the  Solicitor  General’s  office  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Justice.  In  that  position  he  represented  the  government  in  various  cases  before  the  Supreme  Court.  Prior  to  that  position,  he 
 was  a  partner  with  the  Washington,  D.  C.,  law  firm  of  Kellogg,  Huber,  Hansen,  Todd  and  Evans,  where  he  specialized  in  telecommunications  and  appellate  litigation. 


 Mr.  Schlick  was  also  an  associate  at  the  law  firm  of  Klein,  Farr,  Smith  and  Taranto.  Prior  to  that,  he  served  as  a  law  clerk  for  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  Justice  Sandra  Day  O’Connor  and  a  law 
 clerk  for  Chief  Judge  Abner  Mikva  of  the  U.  S.  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  District  of  Columbia  Circuit.  Mr.  Schlick  began  his  career  as  a  legislative  assistant  to  U.  S.  Senator  John  C.  Danforth. 


 He  holds  a  J.  D.  from  Yale  Law  School,  where  he  served  as  senior  editor  of  the  Yale  Law  Journal,  and  an  A.  B.  magna  cum  laude  from  Princeton  University.  Mr.  Schlick  is  a  member  of 
 the  District  of  Columbia  and  Pennsylvania  Bars. 
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