Laurel Yancey

Laurel G. Yancey is Partner of the Law Office of Laurel G. Yancey, P.C., a firm focused on telecommunications, media, technology, data privacy and data protection. She serves as an appointed neutral on the American Arbitration Association National Roster of Neutrals for Commercial Arbitration with expertise coded for Data Security, Cybersecurity, Data Breach and Privacy. Ms. Yancey counsels clients on domestic and international communications legal and regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, anti-trust, and electronic communications services, including broadband, OTT and VOIP. She provides expert advisory services to investors seeking to align business strategies with regulatory requirements and judicial decisions.

She was selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce to be a Peer Reviewer of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. She served in an advisory role and as a subject matter expert to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; the Working Group on Finance, Committee II: Investment Consideration, International Telecommunications Union Regional Development Conference, Acapulco, Mexico; and in foreign bi-lateral telecom trade negotiations in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She has written reports advising on U.S. investment in global telecom sectors. Her case decisions were adopted by the Federal Communications Commission and published in the FCC Record. She has filed comments in reply to FCC proceedings.

Ms. Yancey is a member of the IAPP, IAPP Privacy Bar, and IAPP Training Advisory Board. She holds IAPP CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM and Emory University (ECE) Big Data/Data Analytics certifications. She earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School.