Satellite Industry Association Welcomes Global Law Firm Greenberg Traurig as Its Newest Member

Washington, DC – April 1, 2025 – The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced that global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has joined the Association as its newest affiliate member.

Among Greenberg Traurig’s global bench of more than 2,850 lawyers across multiple disciplines are its Telecommunications and Space & Satellite groups. The Telecommunications Group focuses on regulatory, commercial, enforcement, and competition-based matters for clients in the telecommunications industry, including numerous companies throughout the satellite industry. With experience before domestic and international government agencies, the Telecommunications Group provides strategic legal counsel to entities navigating complex regulatory frameworks, transactional matters, high-stakes litigation, and government investigations.
Greenberg Traurig’s telecommunications lawyers are also members of the firm’s broader Space & Satellite Industry Group, which advises participants in the rapidly expanding commercial space and satellite industry and works with clients to design strategies to help them meet their goals and navigate a burgeoning Space Age. The Space & Satellite Industry Group also includes practitioners who focus on government contracts, government law & policy, intellectual property, export controls, financing, compliance, and more.

“We are pleased to announce Greenberg Traurig as the newest member of SIA,” said Tom Stroup, president of the Satellite Industry Association. “Their DC-based team’s focus on satellite legislative and regulatory matters provides them with a high level of experience regarding domestic space policy. The firm’s role in the International Institute of Space Law also provides them with a global perspective. This combination of satellite policy expertise makes them a welcome addition to the Association.”
“We are proud to be the newest members of the Satellite Industry Association and look forward to deepening our relationships across this esteemed membership,” said Ernest LaMont Greer, co-president of Greenberg Traurig and chair of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Affiliate membership in SIA is open to satellite companies as well as supporting entities that advocate for and promote the domestic commercial satellite industry. SIA affiliate members receive several benefits, including attendance at SIA’s Annual Association Meeting, participation in all open SIA meetings and most events (excluding the SIA Leadership Dinner), and SIA member discounts to industry events.

For further details regarding membership in SIA, https://sia.org/membership/membership-applications/.

About Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2,850 attorneys across 49 locations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm’s broad geographic and practice range enables the delivery of innovative and strategic legal services across borders and industries. Recognized as a 2024 BTI “Leading Edge Law Firm” for anticipating and meeting client needs, Greenberg Traurig is consistently ranked among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is also known for its philanthropic giving, culture, innovation, and pro bono work. Web: www.gtlaw.com.

About The Satellite Industry Association
SIA is a U.S.-based trade association providing representation of the leading satellite operators, service providers, manufacturers, launch services providers, and ground equipment suppliers. For more than two decades, SIA has advocated on behalf of the U.S. satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the satellite business. For more information, visit www.sia.org.

SIA Executive Members include: Amazon; Comtech; DIRECTV; EchoStar Corporation; Eutelsat Group; HawkEye 360; Intelsat S.A.; Iridium Communications Inc.; Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; Ligado Networks; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Planet Labs PBC; SES Americom, Inc.; Spire Global Inc.; and Viasat Inc. SIA Associate Members include: ABS US Corp.; The Aerospace Corporation; Artel, LLC; AST Space Mobile; Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; The Boeing Company; Eutelsat America Corp + OneWeb Technologies; ExoAnalytic Solutions; Integrasys LLC; Kinematics; Kymeta Corporation; Omnispace; Ovzon; Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Skyloom and Telesat. SIA Affiliate Members include: AvL Technologies; COMSAT; Cooley LLP; DLA Piper; Globalstar; Greenberg Traurig LLP; Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn); Hogan Lovells; Keysight Technologies, Inc.; Media Broadcast Satellite; Orbital Research; Peraton; Plexus Corp; Quadsat; Sheppard Mullin; Wiley; Xairos Systems Inc., and XTAR, LLC.

Media and PR Contact: Dean Hirasawa
Satellite Industry Association
Email: dhirasawa@sia.org
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