Nationally Recognized Authority On Federal Broadband Regulation, Media Mergers, And Cable Regulation To Manage Firm’s Washington, D.C., Office

CHICAGO, January 9, 2012 — Barbara S. Esbin has been named a partner of the Cinnamon Mueller law firm (CM), assuming the role of managing partner of the firm’s growing Washington, D.C. office. Esbin joined the firm in 2010, after an extended tenure as a senior Federal Communications Commission attorney, and following influential work as a Senior Fellow and Director at the Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF). Esbin leads the team representing the American Cable Association, the leading national trade association for small and medium-sized. She has also represents a wide variety of cable and telecommunications clients, advising on the FCC’s emerging broadband regulations, cable and telecommunications regulatory matters, and access to content, both traditional and online.

“Barbara is an exemplary lawyer and a wonderful colleague. ACA and all our clients have benefited immensely from her experience and judgment in dealing with broadband regulation, media ownership, and the FCC,” said Chris Cinnamon, CM’s chief executive officer. “I am delighted she has become a partner of the firm.”

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka commented, “I am pleased to hear of Barbara’s advancement at CM. She has been an outstanding addition to the team. ACA will rely on her insight and counsel as face the challenges of 2012 and beyond.”

Esbin has extensive experience in broadband regulation, having contributed to FCC broadband policy beginning in 1996. At the FCC, Esbin’s positions included Associate Media Bureau Chief, with significant responsibility for evaluating major media combinations, including News Corp./DirecTV, and handling a wide range of cable, wireless and telecommunications regulatory proceedings and cases. At PFF, Esbin authored comments and briefs throughout the Comcast/BitTorrent case, which was ultimately decided much as she had advocated.

Esbin earned her J.D. with distinction from Duke University School of Law and her B.A. from Antioch College.

About Cinnamon Mueller

With offices in Chicago, D.C., and St. Louis, CM concentrates its practice on the small and medium-sized cable sector, representing cable and telecommunications providers throughout the U.S. on regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. CM serves as outside counsel to the American Cable Association, representing ACA before the FCC and other federal agencies.