Jennifer Richter > Akin > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Akin Offices
Robert S. Strauss Tower
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Jennifer Richter
Work Department
Partner; Communications
Position
Represents clients on drone applications, strategies and compliance; spectrum sharing, small cells and the evolution to 5G; wireless transactions and wireless policy including merger support; VRS for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Smart Cities and the IoT; TCPA compliance, rulemakings and litigation support; satellite regulations and transactions; tower and infrastructure development; air-to-ground services and in-flight broadband; USF and TRS; connected health care; digital education; device and technology licensing and Internet Service Provider regulatory compliance. She negotiates and advises technology and communications companies and their investors on a wide range of industry-specific agreements.
She has served as a voting member on the FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee that studied and made recommendations to the FAA Administrator regarding remote tracking and identification technologies for UAS. She actively participates in NASA’s UTM working groups and is a subject matter expert on the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council on UAS and the DHS’s CIPAC that is studying how to protect critical infrastructure from drones. Ms. Richter is active with FCC and the FAA on spectrum solutions for the UAS CTIA/NASA UAS Working Group.
To learn more about Jennifer, please visit her full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/jennifer-l-richter.html
Career
Cablefax Top Lawyer; Washington, D.C. SuperLawyers
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar Association
Education
M.A., Drake University (1991); J.D., Drake University Law School (1991).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
With an experienced bench of former FCC officials and experts with experience at wireless, broadband and satellite companies, the team at Akin is well-placed to advise on federal and state agency regulations and legislative bodies within the sector. Practice head Jennifer Richter provides regulatory and policy advice, as well as advising technology and communications companies and investors on the full range of agreements, including spectrum acquisitions and leases. Douglas Brandon represents technology companies before the FCC, the Department of Justice and Congress. In addition to a diverse roster of TMT companies, Steve Rowings advises private equity and hedge fund investors in the sector. The team continues to bolster its offering in the space sector, with the addition of Michael Mineiro, who brings expert knowledge of outer space and satellite matters. Joseph Calascione brings FCC experience to the team, and Virginia Hiner and Nicole McFarland are other names to note. All attorneys mentioned are based in Washington DC.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Finance > Project finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism