Partner
Wiley Rein LLP
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Space, Telecom, and Technology Law and Policy

Shiva advises and advocates for companies in the telecommunications, space, and emerging technology sectors on a broad range of regulatory, national security, and strategic matters. He focuses his practice at the intersection of law, policy, and innovation and has significant experience representing clients in high-stakes regulatory, appellate, and commercial matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), federal courts, and enforcement agencies. Shiva also provides guidance on rules, regulations, and judicial decisions affecting emerging technologies, and supports technology, telecommunications, and investment firms in commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions regulated by the FCC.
Prior to joining Wiley, Shiva served as Senior Advisor for Spectrum Policy at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he led strategic development of national policies on spectrum, satellite, and space. He also served in a senior legal and policy role at the FCC, where he advised on critical initiatives spanning wireless, satellite, and international telecommunications policy.
Wiley Rein LLP
Washington DC, District of Columbia
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
(appointed)District of Columbia
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
(appointed)District of Columbia
Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Was an Associate in that same law firm from September 2014 to December 2018.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
(appointed)District of Columbia
Served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry, researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.
U.S. District Court
(appointed)New York Southern District
Served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Louis L. Stanton, researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.
May 2025
Advises telecommunications, technology, and space industry clients and their investors on the regulation of emerging connectivity technologies. Represents clients in complex regulatory challenges before the FCC and federal courts of appeals. Advises clients on how to preserve arguments when challenging adverse agency decisions and strengthen the record in advance of defending favorable agency decisions on appeal. Represents companies in commercial disputes and investigations by federal enforcement authorities. Provides regulatory counsel on mergers, acquisitions, and spectrum transactions. Represents wireless, satellite, NewSpace, technology, VoIP, media, and wireline companies in high-stakes FCC rulemakings, license adjudications, transaction reviews, and investigations. Provides global regulatory reviews of new connectivity-based services for multinational technology companies.
Communications Law
February 2023
Included in The Best Lawyers in America directory for Communications Law (2021-2023).
Wiley.law
April 2025
Washington, DC – Wiley is pleased to announce that Shiva Goel has joined the firm as a partner in its preeminent Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) Practice. A trusted advisor on spectrum, space, and emerging technologies, Goel brings over a decade of experience at the intersection of law, policy, and innovation, including senior roles at both the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Goel’s addition follows the recent arrival of TMT public policy advisor Alexandrine De Bianchi, former Director of Legislative Affairs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Wiley.law
April 2025
Wiley is pleased to welcome Shiva Goel to the firm as a partner in the Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) Practice. A trusted advisor on spectrum, space, and emerging technologies, Goel brings over a decade of experience at the intersection of law, policy, and innovation, including senior roles at both the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).