FCC General Counsel Announces Staff Changes

Federal Communications Commission General Counsel Jonathan Sallet announced his selection of Jennifer Tatel as deputy general counsel, with responsibility for administrative law issues. Tatel currently serves as chief of staff in the Office of General Counsel and will continue in that position, in addition to her new role. Sallet also named John Williams as senior counselor to the general counsel, enlarging his role in the office. Williams has served as a senior legal advisor in the office since 2015. Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Tatel was legal advisor for media and consumer issues to Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker and chief of the Media Bureau's Industry Analysis Division. Before joining the FCC, she was an attorney in private practice and worked as a social worker. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Illinois, her master’s degree in social work from Columbia University, and her law degree from George Washington University Law School. Before working at the Commission, Williams was general counsel of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation under then-Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV. Williams earned his doctorate in history from the University of Chicago and his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.