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Ms. McReynolds received a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in French, with honors, from the University of Missouri in 1993. In 1997, she earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was the Editor in Chief of the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform.

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Ms. McReynolds is a member of the District of Columbia and Missouri bars. She belongs to the Federal Communications Bar Association.


» Linda G. McReynolds

Senior Associate

1420 Spring Hill Road
Suite 401
McLean, Virginia 22102

703.714.1318 (telephone)
703.714.1330 (fax)

Linda McReynolds is a Senior Associate with the firm. She focuses her practice on guiding clients to meet regulatory obligations as they develop cutting edge business opportunities in the technology and telecommunications sectors.

Drawing on experience that spans more than a decade in private practice at the nation’s leading law firms, Ms. McReynolds offers counsel to companies in regulatory, appellate, litigation and transactional matters. Ms. McReynolds’ clients have included radio and television broadcast stations and networks, competitive and incumbent local exchange carriers, providers of enhanced communications services and advanced communications and cloud computing applications, wireless providers, equipment manufacturers and others. Ms. McReynolds has also offered pro bono advocacy for non-profit charitable organizations throughout her legal career.

At The CommLaw Group, Ms. McReynolds counsels clients on a wide range of U.S. and international regulatory compliance issues, including the development and implementation of compliance practices and strategies on matters related to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the FCC’s CPNI rules, E911, Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) policy, and regulatory taxation and assessment matters. Ms. McReynolds also guides clients through investigations and audits by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). She assists them with obtaining state and federal authorizations for local, long distance, international, prepaid and wireless communications services. She also participates in federal rulemaking and other policy proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission as well as the firm’s appellate litigation practice.

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Representative Experience

  • Represent competitive telecommunications, enhanced services and interconnected Voice over IP providers before the FCC and state agencies
  • Represent television and radio broadcast clients in license and transfer applications and transactions
  • Counsel clients on federal and state regulatory requirements and compliance obligations
  • Participate in rulemaking, declaratory ruling and other policy proceedings before the FCC
  • Defend clients in FCC Enforcement Bureau proceedings
  • Advise clients on communications taxation and regulatory assessment matters, including applicable state and federal regulatory fees, taxes and other assessments
  • Assist clients in navigating audits by regulatory and taxing authorities
  • Perform regulatory audits examining the appropriate classification of IP-enabled and advanced services and advising as to the related regulatory obligations imposed on providers of such services
  • Represent broadcast television and radio stations in transactions, regulatory filings, and provide advice concerning FCC compliance obligations
  • Obtain state and federal authorizations for local, long distance, international, pre-paid, and wireless communications services
  • Advise clients regarding mergers/transfers of control and other restructuring and financing transactions and obtain the necessary federal and state regulatory approvals for such transactions
  • Draft pleadings for appellate litigation