MARGARET LANCASTER is an associate in the Washington D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in the Communications Practice Group. Margaret's practice consist of representing licensees, investors, lenders and governments in the areas of telecommunications services and equipment. Margaret handles a variety of regulatory issues associated with corporate finance transactions, including public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, and international securities offerings as well as representing clients before the Federal Communications Commission and state regulatory agencies. Currently, Margaret is providing advice and regulatory analysis to the Government of South Africa in their ongoing effort to liberalize the countries telecommunications market.

Margaret received her bachelors degree in Political Science from North Carolina State University and her Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law. Prior to law school, Margaret worked for MCI Communications Corporation in the Office of Law & Public Policy. At MCI she developed an expansive knowledge of telecommunications technology, including intelligent network design, cellular telephony, PCS/PCN, satellites, electronic switching systems, and optical fiber implementation.

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