Michael Nilsson participates in the FCC’s national and local media owner- ship proceedings as well as a variety of proceedings related to media mergers before both the FCC and Department of Justice. He has also become a top voice on video-related issues, especially concerning the complex legal wrangling over retransmission consent rules. Despite his busy schedule, however, Nilsson operates thriving pro bono practice counseling on issues of arts education and debt-related proceedings for the poor.