Best Lawyers in America for Communications Law
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David D. Rines is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law. David D., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mary Race is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law. Mary, who practices law in Palo Alto, California, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mary is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Timothy (Tim) Doughty works with corporate clients, service providers, and trade associations on legal and regulatory matters before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), courts, and state agencies. Clients seek Tim’s counsel on a broad variety of policy, regulatory, and transactional telecommunications and information technology matters. While in law school, Tim spent a semester as a Legal Intern in the Investigations and Hearings Divis...
Ryan T. Shaffer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Communications Law. Ryan T., who practices law in Denver, Colorado, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ryan T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Soraya Mohamed is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law and Technology Law. Soraya, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Soraya is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Patrick Cross counsels media and broadcasting clients of all sizes on key aspects of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory compliance, FCC enforcement issues, programming, technical matters, regulatory and legislative advocacy, and ownership issues. With years of experience representing media and broadcasting companies both in front of the FCC and regarding private business transactions, Patrick is equipped to handle almost any aspect of broadcasters’ day-to-day regulatory ...
Edlira Kuka is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law. Edlira, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Edlira is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kasey McGee is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law. Kasey, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kasey is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David Huang is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law and Communications Law. David, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
John C. Nelson, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law and Technology Law. John C., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Christina Wrenn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law and Insurance Law. Christina, who practices law in Tampa, Florida, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Our Methodology
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Our methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
The Process
Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Our belief has always been that the quality of a peer review survey is directly related to the quality of the voters.