Elin Swanson Katz is the Managing Director of Utilities and Associate General Counsel for Tilson. Elin works with clients in both the public and private sectors on broadband deployment strategies and developing both wired and wireless communication networks. She leads the Utilities practice at Tilson focused on the telecommunication needs of utility companies, and developing models for utility deployment of fiber collated on utility infrastructure to provide middle-mile and last-mile broadband service to underserved areas. She also works on consumer and stakeholder engagement and education. Elin previously served as Consumer Counsel for the State of Connecticut, as well as President of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, and brings her consumer-oriented perspective to her work at Tilson.