SpaceLink Makes Lihani Legal Chief as it Readies Satellite Plan

Jan. 19, 2021, 9:43 PM UTC

SpaceLink Corp., a McLean, Va.-based company that plans to use satellites to improve communications between space and the ground, has hired David Lihani as its first general counsel.

Lihani joined SpaceLink on Jan. 4, bringing to the company nearly three decades of experience in space law, including international space policy and commercial regulations.

“The space lawyer, if you will, is really looking at regulatory issues, compliance issues, and of course transactional issues,” Lihani said. “I took this opportunity to be a little bit more focused on commercial satellite activities.”

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