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DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices
500 EIGHTH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Melissa Turcios
Work Department
Telecom; Transport; Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; Media, Sport and Entertainment
Position
Associate
Career
Melissa Turcios has extensive experience in advising telephony, satellite and wireless service providers; communications industry trade associations; media companies; communications equipment manufacturers and others regarding regulatory, litigation and compliance issues in matters before the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission and Federal Aviation Administration.
Her practice encompasses a broad swath of topics, including 5G, satellites, Universal Service Fund support programs, net neutrality, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment and appellate litigation. Melissa has assisted in drafting settlement agreements for multiple state attorneys general, and she has assisted in compliance with state wireline authorization requirements and challenging state authority with respect to wireless services. She has participated in several appeals involving the telecommunications and technology sectors.
Melissa has represented both established and emerging providers of global fixed satellite service (FSS), mobile satellite service (MSS), and broadband Internet access as they seek to bring new offerings to the market and navigate changing regulations in a rapidly evolving industry. Her practice encompasses preparing applications for space and earth stations; participating in rulemakings before the FCC on behalf of satellite operators and satellite interests; obtaining FCC licenses; and coordinating market entry across multiple jurisdictions.
Additionally, Melissa works on emerging issues in unmanned aerial systems and autonomous and connected vehicles, where she has advised clients on such topics as federal preemption, consumer privacy and spectrum policy before the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Motor Carriers Administration, and other regulators, including on the state-level.
Her legal experience also includes internships with the National Academies of Sciences, where she contributed research and content to reports on privacy and data citation, and the Texas Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, where she counseled clients on intellectual property protection, corporate formation and employment issues.
Melissa is actively involved in pro bono and civic work, including regular advocacy in matters involving immigration law.
Languages
English, Spanish
Education
LL.M., Duke University School of Law; J.D., Duke University School of Law; B.A., Columbia University
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense