law, policy, economics

As a firm we aim to combine the best legal, economic and policy expertise and this is reflected in our people. Our aim is to provide a genuinely cross disciplinary service for the electronic communications industries. We are all experts in the telecoms and internet as well as in our specialist disciplines. This page gives short biographies; full CVs are available on request.

Rosaleen Hubbard: Partner
Rosaleen Hubbard is the founder and Senior Partner of Towerhouse Consulting LLP. She established the firm in 1998 and it was her vision to focus entirely on the telecoms and internet industries so as to ensure that we provide a first class expert service to our clients. She is named by Who's Who Legal as one of the UK's leading telecoms regulatory lawyers.

Rosaleen  has a particular interest in consumer policy.  She was a founding Council member of The Ombudsman Service. 

Rosaleen was involved in the development and launch of UKCTA, the trade association for fixed line operators in the UK, and continues to  manage the ongoing activities of the organisation as well as provide advice and assistance on regulatory matters. 

She is a graduate of the Aston School of Business and qualified as a solicitor in 1986.

Paul Brisby: Partner
Paul Brisby is recognised as one of the leading telecoms regulatory lawyers in the UK . Paul is managing partner of Towerhouse Consulting LLP. He joined THC in 2004 and is now the firm's managing partner. He heads the firm's commercial law practice and advises many of the worlds leading telecoms and internet companies on regulatory law and policy, with a special focus on their competition aspects.

Before joining THC, Paul was Director of Regulatory Affairs and Public policy for COLT Telecom Group plc, with global responsibility. He was responsible for licensing and regulatory compliance and government relations worldwide. He also chaired the alternative carrier’s working group on the UK Communications Act, leading negotiations with the government, and appeared before the UK ’s Competition Commission in their inquiry on mobile termination rates.

Paul was previously General Counsel and Regulatory Director at OnCue Telecom, a start-up telco funded by Soros Private Equity and Toronto Dominion Capital. His previous positions include a stint as Regulatory Counsel of One2One (now T-Mobile), where he was a bid signatory in the UK’s 3G spectrum auction.

Paul trained and qualified as a solicitor in the City of London . He was educated at Oxford University and the London College of Law.

Paul's expertise is recognised by the leading legal directories - Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Who's Who Legal - each of which has named him as one of the UK's leading telecoms lawyers. He has been variously described as follows:

• Chambers & Partners Directory: 'exceptionally talented'; 'Clients praise him as "commercially astute and aware" and value "his ability to assess critically strategic issues and his immediate feel for political considerations." '
  "thoroughly steeped in regulatory and competition regimes affecting the telecommunications industry..."
  
• Legal 500 Directory: '...outstanding strategic thinker...'
  "One client says of Paul Brisby... 'his advice is always practical and focussed on the best outcome for his client. I have the highest confidence in him.' "

 

Domhnall Dods: Senior Associate
Domhnall Dods is a vastly experienced telecoms lawyer and regulatory expert. He joined Towerhouse Consulting LLP on 6 January 2009 as a Senior Associate after 12 years as Head of Regulatory Affairs at THUS plc. In that capacity he was responsible for government relations, major carrier contracts, licensing, data protection and regulatory compliance.

During his twelve years with THUS Domhnall was responsible for interconnect contracts with BT and other fixed and mobile network operators. He latterly co-chaired the industry-wide next generation network contract

Domhnall has chaired the Government Relations committee of the alternative carrier’s trade association, UKCTA. He also represented the UK utility industry in relations with the Scottish Government and led a cross industry team negotiating amendments to the Transport (Scotland) Act and the Traffic Management Act. He has appeared before Parliamentary Committees to present the views of industry on draft legislation as well as the European Commission during their investigation into Project ATLAS, a public sector broadband intervention.

Domhnall qualified as a solicitor in September 1990 with Shepherd & Wedderburn WS in Edinburgh. He spent a number of years in private practice in Edinburgh conducting civil litigation in Scotland's Supreme Courts prior to joining Scottish Telecom in 1996. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, Napier University Edinburgh and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

 

Kate Ollerenshaw: Counsel
Kate Ollerenshaw joined Towerhouse Consulting LLP in January 2009 as Counsel. She has massive experience as a regulatory and commercial lawyer in the UK and overseas advising regulators and the regulated, new entrants and incumbents across the TMT sector. She has worked inhouse and in private practice.

From 2001 to 2004, Kate lived in Hong Kong and worked for a UK firm with a well-respected telecoms practice. The Asian Legal 500 (2002-2003) described her as one of “Hong Kong’s most astute regulatory lawyers”.

Prior to that, Kate worked for Cable & Wireless plc as a regulatory advisor to their Regional Businesses. As Acting Head of Legal, Regulatory and Public Policy for Cable & Wireless Jamaica, Kate gained first-hand experience of a fixed and mobile incumbent in transition to a competitive environment.

Kate joined C&W from the London office of a City law firm. In addition to regulatory and commercial work for telecoms clients, she was part of a team that advised the ITC on a variety of issues, including the launch of DTT. Kate qualified as a solicitor in 1996.

 

Bailey Ingram: Associate

Bailey Ingram joined Towerhouse Consulting LLP in February 2006 and qualified as a Solicitor on 1 December 2008. She has considerable experience of UK regulation and its commercial implications.

Bailey has worked on all the major negotiations of regulated UK telecoms contracts in recent years. She has also advised on a variety of Ofcom consultation responses. In the contentious field, she has acted on both disputes and complaints before Ofcom, under sector-specific and competition law rules.

She has particular expertise in the field of data retention law and policy. Her review of Nikos Th. Nikolinakos’s “EU Competition Law and Regulation in the Converging Telecommunications, Media and IT Sectors” was published in the “European Competition Law Review”.

Bailey has a BA (Hons) in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick and completed her post-graduate legal qualifications at the London College of Law.

Edward Rushton: Head of Economic Practice

Edward Rushton heads the Economics Practice at Towerhouse Consulting LLP.  Edward is a hugely experienced and respected economist who is well-known to regulators and companies operating in the sector generally.

Edward has worked in the sector since 2000, initially with Cable & Wireless, later with NTL and latterly as Head of UK Regulatory for COLT Telecom.

Edward has economics degrees from the University of Cambridge and (post-graduate) from the London School of Economics.

 

Barney Lane: Special Advisor

Barney Lane, Executive MBA, Cranfield University, M.Phil Economics, Oxford University,
BA PPE, Oxford University, is an economist with a specialist background in the telecoms industry. He has over 18 years of experience in a range of senior positions in industry and consultancy. He is an expert in cost allocation, cost accounting, cost modelling and the pricing of regulated access charges in the telecommunications industry. He has in-depth knowledge and experience of a wide range of regulatory systems throughout the world, including Asia, the EU and the US. He has advised extensively on a wide range of topics, including regulatory frameworks for new technology and Next Generation Networks, regulatory policy design, spectrum policy, spectrum auctions. He has also acted as expert witness on regulatory and economic matters in the telecoms industry, prepared cost models, assisted clients with business planning and business strategy.

Previously, he was Director of International Regulatory Affairs for Verizon Business at their European headquarters in the UK. In this role, he was responsible for fronting the company's engagement with regulatory authorities and other telcos on NGN issues. He led negotiations with BT on 21CN (NGN) network interconnection arrangements, negotiated with regulatory authorities (including OFCOM and the European Commission) on NGN issues and delivered numerous papers and speeches on the topic.

Subsequently, he held senior consultancy positions at Ovum and PwC where he led a number of projects on issues related to NGN, NGN interconnection and regulation.