Warner H. Session practices principally
in the areas of Government Relations, Business and
Corporate Law and Information Technology. His government
relations experience and activities primarily involve
issues related to housing, economic development, and
telecommunications. Mr. Session was active, for example,
in the legislative enactment of the 1996 Telecommunications
Act. He serves as General Counsel to Metropolitan
Washington, DC's Minority Business Coalition and to
Capital Commitment, a community-based non-profit telecommunications
organization. He is also Associate Counsel to the
Minority Business and Education Legal Defense Fund
(MBELDEF). In addition to his experience as former
Counsel to the Airport Minority Advisory Council,
the national trade association which promotes business
and employment opportunities at airports for women
and minorities, Mr. Session has represented individual
small business owners who operate at airports including
Projected Reality, Concessions International, and
Mirkanon Piedeau.
Mr. Session has developed a highly effective network
for providing Washington, D.C. representation. He
serves as the Washington Representative for local
governments such as Atlanta, New Orleans, and St.
Louis. Moreover, Mr. Session serves as President and
Founder of the Telecommunications Advocacy Group,
which represents the interests of minority information
technology and telecommunications firms. He also helped
to organize the DC Technology Council, which is the
trade organization promoting telecommunications and
technology business development in the District of
Columbia.
In 1991, Mr. Session founded
the Session Law Firm PC. Before going
into private practice, Mr. Session served as Staff
Director and Counsel to the Government Activities
and Transportation Subcommittee of the House Government
Operations Committee, chaired by the Honorable Cardiss
Collins (IL-7). He handled issues related to minority
participation in large Federal contracts, including
the $25 billion FTS 2000 telecommunications contract.
Mr. Session also worked on the legislation authored
by Chairwoman Collins which established a disadvantaged
business enterprise (DBE) goal for airport concession
activities (codified at 49 CFR Parts 23 and 26).
Professional/Organization Affiliations
Chairman, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority
Advisory Committee.
District of Columbia Bar
District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Washington DC Technology Council
National Bar Association
Greater Washington Board of Trade
Education
B.A., Stanford University
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
