Greg Gilchrist is the Managing Partner for the firm's San Francisco office. Mr. Gilchrist has successfully represented a wide range of clients in litigation, trials and appeals before state and federal courts. Although his practice currently emphasizes intellectual property and antitrust litigation, his clients consult him on a wide variety of problems. He has handled employment litigation arising out of large scale lay-offs and dealer termination cases arising out of distribution policy enforcement. He manages national and global brand enforcement projects for famous consumer products.

Representative Appeals

Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch. Represented client in appeals regarding claim preclusion (Federal Circuit) and proper standard for dilution under Trademark Dilution Revision Act (Ninth Circuit).

Informatica Corp. v. Bus. Objects Data Integration, Inc. Represented client in appeal regarding validity and infringement of software patent.

Unit Process Co. v. Tyco Flow Control. Represented manufacturer in state and federal appeals regarding exclusive dealing, tying, monopoly, trade libel and franchise law claims.

Representative Trials

Spiece v. Levi Strauss & Co. Represented client in lawsuit involving terminated distributor asserting counterclaims for antitrust violations, deceptive franchise practices and dealer termination claims.

Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation v. Intel, Microsoft, Dell, H-P et al. Represented Australian governmental research organization in patent infringement trial regarding patents for wireless LAN technology.

Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch. Represented Levi Strauss in trial against competitor regarding allegedly infringing stitching design.

All Alaskan Seafoods v. Raychem Corporation. Represented Tyco Electronics Corp. [successor of Raychem] in trial of product liability action involving claims in excess of $150 million arising from fire aboard salmon and crab processing vessel.