James Troup

James Troup

Member at Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth
  • Communications & Internet Law
  • District of Columbia, Virginia
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Biography

Mr. Troup has more than 30 years of experience in representing corporations in complex commercial litigation, dispute resolution, and government investigations. He has tried cases in state and federal courts, before numerous state and federal regulatory agencies, and in arbitrations. Mr. Troup regularly litigates cases on a broad range of matters, including allegations of breach of contract, business torts, billing disputes, government audits and investigations, constitutional violations, federal preemption, non-payment of tariff rates, ratemaking, network interconnection, appeals of adverse regulatory state and federal agency action, spectrum auctions, and tower zoning.

Representative matters include:

Currently prosecuting claims exceeding $200 million against AT&T and Sprint for their failure to fully pay for services rendered. See Iowa Network Services, Inc. v. AT&T Corp., Case No. 3:14-cv-03439-PGS-LHG (D. N.J.) and Iowa Network Services, Inc. v. Sprint Communications Co., Case No. 4:10-cv-00102-JEG-RAW (S.D. Iowa).

Obtained dismissal of all claims that the defendant had violated the state and federal antitrust laws by obtaining an exemption for the defendant under the Parker Doctrine. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Iowa Utilities Board, 477 N.W.2d 678 (Iowa 1991).

Secured dismissal of a multimillion dollar nationwide class action and established important precedent holding that a telecommunications carrier is not liable for violations by its customers of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Clark v. Avatar Technologies Phl, Inc., Case No. H-13-2777 (S.D. Texas 2014).

Successfully defended a telecommunications carrier during a federal government investigation and on-site audit. The defendant was found innocent and no refunds of any amounts were required. In re Sealed Case, No. 98-1474, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 11006 (D.C. Cir. 1999); see also, AT&T v. Jefferson Telephone Co., 16 FCC Rcd. 16130 (2001).

Practice Area
Communications & Internet Law
Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
Additional Practice Area
  • Litigation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
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Virginia
Virginia State Bar
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U.S. Supreme Court
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United States Court of Appeals for the D.C., 4th, 5th & 8th Circuits
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United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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United States District Courts (E. and W.) for Virginia
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Member
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth
Current
Education
Georgetown University
B.S. | School of Foreign Service
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University of Virginia School of Law
J.D.
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Professional Associations
Virginia State Bar  # 27065
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Current
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District of Columbia Bar
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- Current
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Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC
Rosslyn, VA, US
Telephone: (703) 812-0511