Greg co-founded Dovel & Luner and is head of the firm's trial practice. Greg has successfully represented a wide range of clients, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, in business litigation matters. He has first-chaired numerous jury and bench trials to verdict.

Greg is a graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D. 1986, Magna Cum Laude), where he was the Developments Editor for the Harvard Law Review. After graduating from Harvard, Greg served as law clerk to Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace. He then clerked for Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court.

Greg practiced at Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hayes & Handler in Los Angeles, where he became a partner before leaving to form his own firm in 1995. In 1998, Greg partnered with Sean Luner, forming Dovel & Luner.

Greg teaches "Persuasion" as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California Law School. Greg also regularly conducts trial advocacy workshops.

Representative Cases:

• Currently representing the owner of a portfolio of laser dentistry patents in a patent infringement action against the three major dental laser manufacturers. In December 2004, Greg negotiated a settlement agreement with the principal defendant, resulting in cash and stock payments to the client valued at more than $7.5 million.

• Represented Computer Aided Systems, Inc. ("CASI") against Lockheed Martin Corporation. After CASI filed for bankruptcy protection, Lockheed sued CASI for damages of $32 million, and CASI counterclaimed. After a bench trial, in May 2004 the court denied all of Lockheed's claims and found Lockheed liable to CASI for fraud and breach of contract awarding Dovel & Luner's client more than $16 million, including $7 million in punitive damages.

• Represented Westbourne International in a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming Arrowhead General's RE2 software copied protected elements from Westbourne's Primerater insurance-pricing software. In August 2003, a San Diego federal jury awarded Westbourne $5.8 million dollars.

• Served as lead counsel in a nation-wide class action lawsuit pending in Florida against Siemens, NCR, and Océ. The suit, alleging antitrust violations arising out of the high-speed computer printer industry, was successfully settled in September 2000. Terms of the settlement are confidential.

• Represented a software distribution company sued by a software manufacturer in a case arising out of an exclusive distribution agreement between the two companies. The plaintiff had brought suit alleging breach of contract and fraud. The case went to trial and a Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned a defense verdict and awarded Dovel & Luner's client $3.2 million on its cross-complaint.

• Represented Tony Hoffman, the controversial producer of the O.J. Simpson interview video, in a novel claim against the National Broadcasting Company. Hoffman alleged that the network showed portions of his television commercial on "Dateline," but unlawfully blocked out the "1-800-OJTELLS" number. The federal jury returned a $2.5 million verdict for Mr. Hoffman.

• Represented a group of Fortune 500 companies, in a suit against 29 cities arising out of the Operating Industries Superfund site in Monterey Park, California. After receiving a favorable verdict in the phase-one liability trial, Greg negotiated settlements from the defendants totaling more than $60 million.

• Represented artist Hiro Yamagata in a $5 million breach of contract suit brought against him by producer Seymour Weintraub. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned a defense verdict and awarded damages to Mr. Yamagata on his counterclaim for negligent misrepresentation.

Prior Associations:

• Partner at Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hayes & Handler in Los Angeles

• Law Clerk for Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court.

• Law Clerk to Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

Education:

• Harvard Law School, J.D. (1986, Magna Cum Laude)

• Central Washington University, B.A