FCC has big job to fill with top lawyer headed to bureau

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski must decide who will succeed Rick Kaplan as the Chairman's top lawyer. Here's some candidates:

• Sherrese Smith, currently serves as legal advisor to the Chairman for media, consumer, and enforcement issues. Previously served as general counsel at Washington Post Digital and practiced law at Arnold & Porter.
• Zac Katz, currently serves as the Chairman's legal advisor for wireline communications, as well as international and Internet issues. Previously served as deputy bureau chief in the FCC's Office of Strategic Planning. He joined the FCC from the White House Counsel’s Office and previously worked at law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson. He also worked with technology companies at a strategy consulting and investment firm in Silicon Valley.
• Amy Levine, currently serves as special counsel to the chairman, working on issues including incentive auctions, spectrum, and public safety. She previously worked for Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), who was chairman of the House Commerce Committee's Communications Subcommittee. Before that, she worked for Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO). She also worked at Covington & Burling.