ANTOINETTE COOK BUSH Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Antoinette Cook Bush represents companies in administrative, legislative
and matters involving communications issues as well as other legislative matters. A significant portion of her practice is devoted to representing clients before the Federal Communications Commission. Specifically, her clients include entities involved in the broadcast, cable, satellite, telephone and mobile communications business. She also represents a number of not-for-profit communications companies.

Prior to joining Skadden, Arps, Ms. Cook Bush served as senior counsel to the Communications Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The Subcommittee has oversight responsibility for the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and public broadcasting. She was the principal staff person responsible for all legislation involving Transportation communications issues, including the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Associations/Affiliations Competition Act of 1992 and the Public Telecommunications Act of 1992, which authorized funding for public broadcasting. From 1981 until she joined the U.S. Senate Committee staff, Ms. Cook Bush practiced law in Washington, D.C. She advised clients regarding the acquisition and sale of broadcasting stations, companies and represented clients in proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission.

Ms. Cook Bush remains active in communications policy issues and speaks often to companies and organizations regarding developments in this area.

Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Washington, D.C. Office
202.371.7230

Education

J.D., Northwestern University Law School,
1981

B.A., Wellesley College,
1978

Government Service

Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation

Associations/Affiliations

Member, Board of Directors, CNA Financial Corporation

Member, Board of Directors, Children's Television Workshop

Member, Federal Communications Bar Association (1983-Present)
Member,Executive Committee (1988-1991)

Vice Chair, Communications Industry Committee,
American Bar Association Antitrust Committee

Member, Board of Trustees,
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

Member, Board of Trustees, Arena Stage

Member, Board of Directors, Center for Communications, Inc.