Mark Trinchero

Partner

I love helping clients achieve their goals through negotiation, litigation, legislation or rulemakings – or all of the above.

Mark Trinchero focuses on communications, representing clients before federal, state and local regulatory agencies, courts, and legislative bodies in various states. Mark also advises clients on regulatory compliance and contract negotiations. He has represented cable, wireless and wireline carriers, providing all forms of broadband and other communications services.

Practice Highlights

Nationwide state regulatory approvals

Handles regulatory approvals in every state for mergers of large, national communications carriers.

Pole attachments and rights-of-way use

Negotiates pole attachment agreements. Represented national wireless carrier in assuring that pole attachment rules apply to wireless carriers, in three different “certified” states. Represents national wireless and cable carriers to ensure reasonable access and fees for use of public rights-of-way.

Universal service

Represented national clients before the Oregon PUC in significantly reducing the size of the intrastate USF and to make it more competitively neutral.

Admitted to Practice

Oregon, 1988
U.S. District Court District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education

J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1988, cum laude
- Thurston Society
B.A., History, University of California, Berkeley, 1985, summa cum laude

Languages

Italian

Memberships & Affiliations

- Chair, Executive Committee, Energy, Telecom & Utility Law Section, Oregon State Bar
- Federal Communications Bar Association
- Past Chair, Telecommunications Practice Group, Lex Mundi

Professional Recognition

- Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Administrative Law by Best Lawyers, 2007-2008; named in Administrative Law and Communications Law, 2009-present

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