Matt Ames

Attorney
Hubacher Ames & Taylor, PLLC

Matt Ames, a member of the law firm of Hubacher Ames & Taylor, PLLC, specializes in cable and telecommunications law, representing private property owners and local governments in regulatory matters and contract negotiations involving access to rights-of-way and private buildings. Ames assists developers, owners and managers of residential and commercial multi-unit properties, REITs, condominium developers, single family developers, condominium associations, and homeowners associations in negotiating and drafting service contracts, marketing agreements, and right-of-entry documents. He also drafts and negotiates DAS agreements, rooftop antenna agreements, and site licenses with wireless companies. Since the 1990s, Ames has represented the interests of the real estate industry in a series of proceedings at the FCC dealing with access to property, including over-the-air reception devices, competitive networks, and exclusive access proceedings, and subsequent appeals. He is currently counsel to several real estate trade associations in the pending multiple tenant environment proceeding. Before attending law school, Ames served in the United States Army. He received his B.S. in 1980 from the College of William and Mary and his law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987. He is admitted to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia.