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
The Best Lawyers in America, 2025.
Washingtonian, Top Lawyer, Communications, 2024.
Women in Emerging Aviation Technologies Awards, Women to Watch Honoree, 2023.
Euromoney, Expert Guide: Women in Business Law, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, 2022.
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar Association
Board Member, TDIforAccess
Member, Federal Aviation Administration Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee for Unmanned Aerial Systems
Member, Drake University Law School Board of Counselors
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
(Leading partners)Akin‘s team provides regulatory advice to clients across the telecoms sector, from satellite to emerging tech companies. The group is based in Washington DC and is led by Jennifer Richter who advises on the full spectrum of regulatory matters, including FCC proceedings, government funding and licensing matters, as well as tower and infrastructure development. Douglas Brandon has a wealth of experience handling communications matters for wireless, broadcast, satellite, telecoms and advanced tech companies. Steve Rowings undertakes various matters including FCC proceedings. Michael Mineiro has a particular focus on the regulatory issues affecting space and satellite companies. Virgina Hiner Antypas and Sharanya Sriram are also recommended. Joseph Calascione has departed the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory United States > Media, technology and telecoms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International trade and national security > 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
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- 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
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > 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
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Industry focus > Sport
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)