Virginia Hiner Antypas
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Technology
- Telecom, Media & Technology
- Internet of Things (IoT)
Virginia is a counsel in the firm’s telecom, media & technology practice. Virginia represents a range of clients in the telecommunications and technology industry, including wireless companies, media content providers, industry associations, service providers and investors.
Virginia assists clients on a variety of matters involving the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including regulatory licensing, rulemaking and compliance. She also advises clients on their obligations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and on spectrum-related issues, including spectrum leasing agreements. Additionally, Virginia has experience in conducting due diligence in transactions involving FCC-regulated entities, and assists clients with the FCC regulatory approval process in acquisitions of FCC licensees.
Virginia earned her J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School in 2018, Order of the Coif, where she served as student writing editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Prior to joining Akin, Virginia served as the administrative coordinator for another firm’s pro bono program. She earned her B.A. in art history from Barnard College in 2012.
EducationJ.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 2018
B.A., Barnard College, 2012
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 2018
B.A., Barnard College, 2012
Bar AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Tennessee
- The Legal 500 US, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory, 2024.
- “Emerging Issue: Governing Spectrum on the Moon,” Women and Drones: Vertical Space e-Magazine, summer 2024
- Speaker, “FAA Reauthorization: Highlights for Emerging Aviation,” Coffee Connections with Desiree Ekstein, Women and Drones, June 11, 2024
- “What to Watch in 2024: Growing U.S. Government Scrutiny of Foreign Drones,” Women and Drones: Vertical Space e-Magazine, spring 2024.