About Tony

Tony leads Cooley’s spacetech and satellite initiative and represents new and established satellite and communications companies. He has assisted numerous space companies in obtaining spectrum and imaging licenses and addressing other regulatory matters for novel satellite services, such as radiofrequency sensing and geolocation, mission extension, synthetic aperture radar, hyperspectral and multispectral imaging, on-orbit transportation and deployment, Internet of Things (IoT), weather forecasting, lunar activities and orbital debris removal. He also has more than a decade of experience advising traditional satellite companies that provide fixed satellite service, broadcasting satellite service and mobile satellite service on regulatory and other satellite matters.

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Admissions and credentials

  • District of Columbia

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Space – Nationwide (2025)

The Legal 500 US: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory (2021 – 2025)

The Legal 500 US: Recommended for telecoms and broadcast: transactions (2022)

The Legal 500 US: Next Generation Partner for telecoms and broadcast: regulatory (2021 – 2024)

The Legal 500 US: Next Generation Partner for media, technology and telecoms: technology (2017)

The Best Lawyers in America: Communications Law (2018 – 2024)

Memberships and affiliations

  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law – Adjunct professor (2020 – present)
  • NOAA Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) – Member (2018 – 2024)
  • Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center – Treasurer (2011 – present)
  • Federal Communications Bar Association, Access to Records Subcommittee – Co-chair (2006 – 2007)
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, DC, Area – Treasurer (2005 – 2007)
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund – Board member and treasurer (2003 – 2005)

Tony Lin … [is] very responsive, easy to schedule when quick-turn advice is needed and provides practical and succinct guidance.

The Legal 500 US

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