Firm Overview
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP is a Washington, DC law firm with origins tracing back to the mid-1930s and a modern communications and technology practice dating back to 1954. Today, Wilkinson Barker is acknowledged foremost for its expertise in communications-related regulatory and policy affairs, litigation, and corporate and commercial transactions.
Domestic and international corporations, worldwide institutions and foreign governments with interests in communications, the Internet, and information technology areas comprise the firm’s list of distinguished clients. Wilkinson Barker’s clients range from global Fortune 100 companies to a variety of small and mid-sized companies, and include local exchange telephone companies, nationwide, regional and local wireless carriers, independent providers of telecommunications and media services, communications equipment manufacturers, educational institutions, trade associations, utilities, municipalities, and foundations.
The firm's practice includes representing clients in proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission, Executive Branch agencies and state agencies, the Congress, the federal courts and the International Telecommunication Union. Legal and specialized advice is provided to assist clients in developing legal, regulatory, and business strategies to better achieve corporate objectives and organizational goals.
WBK has the distinction of having had a former FCC Chairman, Rosel H. Hyde, as a practicing partner, and a former partner, Kathleen Q. Abernathy, named an FCC Commissioner.
In the end, clients find that Wilkinson Barker Knauer combines the services, capabilities, and standards of a large firm with the warmth and personal style of a smaller firm – a time-proven approach to legal representation that is both thorough and cost-efficient.
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