Paul Gagnier

Paul O. Gagnier is a Partner in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice Group at Bingham McCutchen in Washington, DC, where he focuses on advising U.S. and foreign communications and technology companies on strategic business issues and transactional, corporate, regulatory and legislative matters, with an emphasis on inbound and outbound foreign investment.

Mr. Gagnier represents clients in all sectors of the communications and IT market, including local, long distance and international telecommunications carriers; information and application service providers; VoIP service providers; wireless carriers; satellite providers; builders and operators of submarine cable networks; and equipment manufacturers. He commonly represents TMT clients before U.S. and foreign government agencies, including Congress, Federal Communications Commission, Office of the United States Trade Representative, European Commission, state agencies, federal and state courts, and foreign governmental agencies.

In addition, Mr. Gagnier works on homeland security and law enforcement issues arising from foreign investment in the U.S., including representing clients before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security and Justice. He also represents clients on outbound investments before the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of Treasury and the Departments of Commerce and State (This is me - Update Profile)