WASHINGTON, DC, March 17, 2025: Morgan Lewis continues to build its deep bench of former senior US government lawyers by welcoming senior Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) official Loyaan Egal as partner in the firm’s telecommunications, media, and technology (TMT) practice.
Loyaan held several leadership positions during his government service, including most recently as Special Advisor to the FCC Chairwoman, Chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and head of its Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, and Deputy Chief in the Foreign Investment Review Section (FIRS) of DOJ’s National Security Division (NSD). Resident in Morgan Lewis’s Washington, DC office, Loyaan will focus on regulatory, enforcement, government investigations, and international trade matters, with a particular focus on national security and on information and communications technology services (ICTS).
“As a former prosecutor with dual federal agency experience, Loyaan brings a highly valuable and timely perspective to the table,” said Firm Chair Jami McKeon. “His sophisticated and nuanced understanding of the dynamics of the telecom market and US government policy priorities will benefit our telecom investor and operator clients.”
As FCC Enforcement Chief, Loyaan led the agency’s efforts to enforce matters involving privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, national security, public safety, consumer protection, and fraud. In his capacity as a Deputy Chief at DOJ’s FIRS, Loyaan directly oversaw NSD’s role in representing the Attorney General as the Chair of Team Telecom, (formally known as the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector, pursuant to Executive Order 13913). In addition, he supervised the coordination of parallel reviews involving Team Telecom and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), as well as DOJ referrals to the Department of Commerce pursuant to Executive Order 13873, involving national security risk to the US ICTS supply chain.
Before his most recent work at DOJ, Loyaan served in the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, where he established and led the Universal Service Fund Strike Force (now known as the Fraud Division), the FCC’s first white collar fraud unit. Prior to that, he was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York and in the District of Columbia, where he investigated and prosecuted cases involving public corruption, official bribery, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, campaign finance fraud, bank, mail, wire, and tax fraud, and international narcotics trafficking and money laundering.
“Loyaan’s unique blend of experience makes him a strong strategic fit for the firm and for the TMT practice group. His FCC enforcement experience will be invaluable as we counsel clients, navigate regulatory scrutiny, and respond to investigations and complaints,” said Andrew D. Lipman, leader of the firm’s TMT practice.
Over the past two years, Morgan Lewis has added numerous former government officials, including many who held senior leadership roles. Loyaan’s arrival follows that of David Plotinsky, who served as acting chief of the US DOJ’s Foreign Investment Review Section, chief of the FCC’s Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, and chief of litigation for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Alice S. Hrdy, former principal deputy assistant director of the Office of Supervision Policy at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Joshua M. Goodman, former deputy assistant director of the Mergers II Division of the Federal Trade Commission; Justin D. Weitz, former principal assistant chief of the DOJ’s Fraud Section’s Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit; and several senior leaders from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including: Carolyn Welshhans, former associate director and acting data officer of the Division of Enforcement; Kelly L. Gibson, former acting deputy director of the Enforcement Division and leader of its Climate and ESG Task Force; Frederick L. Block, former supervisory trial counsel in the Enforcement Division; Christine Ayako Schleppegrell, former branch chief at the Division of Investment Management; and Erin E. Martin, former legal branch chief in the Division of Corporation Finance.