Mark Grannis is the managing partner of Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, handling an
eclectic mix of litigation, telecommunications, and appellate
cases.
As a litigator, Mr. Grannis has handled a very wide range of civil cases, including
commercial disputes, constitutional litigation, election contests,
product liability claims, antitrust issues, and probate
matters.
Mr. Grannis has litigated in a large number of federal, state, and
territorial courts. In recent years, he has focused primarily on the issues of privacy,
reputation, and open public discourse that arise when journalists or
government officials abuse their positions in society to the detriment
of ordinary citizens.
Mr. Grannis also has extensive experience within the field of
telecommunications regulation. He has represented
equipment
manufacturers and service providers in matters before the Federal
Communications Commission, primarily in the area of radiofrequency
spectrum management. These representations have frequently
required complementary efforts at the International Telecommunication
Union, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce, and with foreign
regulatory authorities. He is a member of the federal
advisory
committee that provides private-sector input to the State Department,
the Commerce Department, and the FCC regarding the positions taken by
the United States in matters of international spectrum policy, and on
occasion has served on U.S. delegations to international conferences where
such matters are debated and decided.
In addition, Mr. Grannis represents clients both inside and outside
the
telecom industry in connection with the federal "Do Not Call" rules
and
other telemarketing regulations administered by the FCC and the
Federal
Trade Commission. These engagements range from top-to-bottom
policy reviews, to counseling on specific compliance questions, to
defense of specific enforcement actions.
Mr. Grannis's appellate experience includes cases in the United States
Supreme Court, several U.S. Courts of Appeals, and appellate courts in
California and New York. These cases have raised issues as
common
as the review of administrative agency decisions and as esoteric as
the
proper interpretation of the Bill of Attainder Clause.
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Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude Georgetown University, B.A., cum laude
Clerkship
Hon. Stephen
Reinhardt on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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