Kathleen Q. Abernathy recently returned to Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP as special counsel. She was previously elected to the Board of Directors of Frontier Communications as an independent director in 2006 following her term as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission from 2001 to 2005. In 2010 she joined the company as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Governmental Affairs. Prior to her term as an FCC Commissioner, Ms. Abernathy worked for a number of different telecommunications companies and law firms. She has received numerous awards in recognition of her professional accomplishments and has taught as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law. She received her B.S. from Marquette University and her J.D. from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law.
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The Barriers to the American Innovation Economy
Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Role of Public Utility Commissions
2006 Telecommunications Federalism Conference
Capitol Hill Club300 First St SE
Washington, DC 20003
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How to Regulate the Internet
Federalist Society Review, Volume 18
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The Barriers to the American Innovation Economy
Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference
The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship...
The Barriers to the American Innovation Economy
Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference
The Fifth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference will examine the changing and often convoluted relationship...
The Role of Public Utility Commissions
2006 Telecommunications Federalism Conference
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