Robert Jystad is a founding board member and president of California Wireless Association. He is also the Managing Partner of the Channel Law Group and represents wireless carriers and tower companies on land use, leasing and regulatory matters. He has appeared before planning commissions, city councils and county boards in dozens of jurisdictions throughout California and has made appearances at the FCC, the California Public Utilities Commission, the Ninth Circuit and every federal district court in California and the California Supreme Court. Prior to starting Channel Law Group, Robert represented wireless carriers, tower companies, cable operators and competitive telecommunications carriers and specialized in right-of-way and land use litigation and regulation at the federal, state and local level.