Bio:
Paul Gagnier is a partner in Bingham McCutchen's Telecommunications, Media and Technology Practice Group. Paul's practice 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. Paul's practice spans the globe, from the United States to Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Paul 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. In addition, Paul represents foreign governments on privatization and liberalization matters. Paul also advises private equity firms, venture capital companies and investment banks in connection with investments in the TMT sector.

Paul commonly represents TMT clients before U.S. and foreign government agencies, including the U.S. Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the European Commission, state agencies, federal and state courts, and foreign governmental agencies.

In addition to his work in the TMT sector, Paul works on homeland security and law enforcement issues arising from foreign investment in the United States, including representing clients before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security and Justice. Paul 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.

Prior to joining Bingham McCutchen, Paul was a partner at Swidler Berlin LLP. He was previously an associate at Baker & Hostetler, where he represented Latin American governmental and private sector entities in corporate and litigation matters.

Paul is fluent in Spanish.

Admissions and Courts
- Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia

Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1994 - University of Rochester, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1991