Lyn Utrecht is a Partner at Ryan, Phillips, Utrecht & MacKinnon. She practices in the areas of federal and state election, campaign finance, ethics and lobbying laws. Her practice includes representation of Members of Congress, presidential candidates, campaign committees, trade associations, membership organizations, labor organizations and corporations before the Federal Election Commission, Senate and House Ethics Committees and state election commissions. Ms. Utrecht holds an undergraduate degree from Yale University (B.A. 1974) and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude (1979).

Ms. Utrecht was Counsel to four of the 2004 presidential primary campaigns (Edwards, Dean, Graham, Moseley Braun), Gore/Lieberman 2000, Clinton/Gore '96 and '92, the 1992 Harkin for President campaign, and the 1984 Mondale campaign. She has represented numerous Senate campaigns including the Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee.

Prior to joining the firm, from 1976 through 1983 she was in the General Counsel's office at the Federal Election Commission, from 1980 to 1983 as Special Assistant General Counsel. While at the Commission, Ms. Utrecht specialized in litigation, representing the Commission in numerous cases in federal district and appellate courts. Ms. Utrecht is also a member of the Election Law Section of the American Bar Association Administrative Law Division, and recently completed a three year term on the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Election Law and now serves on its Advisory Commission. She is a regular faculty member for the Practicing Law Institute's program on corporate election law.

Ms. Utrecht is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland.