Malena F. Barzilai joined APTS in February 2007. As senior counsel, Barzilai monitors regulatory issues of importance to public television and advocates for beneficial policies and rules before various federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission, Department of Commerce, Federal Trade Commission, Internal Revenue Service and the Copyright Office, among others. Barzilai also conducts legislative analysis and participates in strategic coalitions with other organizations and trade associations to advance the legislative and regulatory agenda of public television.

In addition, Barzilai has responsibility for tracking litigation of interest to public television, developing litigation strategy where intervention is warranted and filing advocacy documents before a number of federal appellate and district courts. Barzilai also serves as station liaison for legal issues by answering inquiries from and writing memoranda to member stations.

Prior to joining the APTS team, Barzilai was an associate in the Media Practice Group at Baker & Hostetler LLP in Washington, D.C. Barzilai holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a law degree from New York University School of Law. Before entering law school, Barzilai was a newspaper journalist.