Joseph A. Gorman is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  He is a member of the Firm’s Litigation, Sports Law, Intellectual Property, Appellate and Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment, and Fashion, Retail & Consumer Products practice groups.

Mr. Gorman’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, appellate law, sports marketing and technology disputes, and intellectual property litigation and counseling.  He has represented sports, retail, technology, and pharmaceutical companies in a wide range of litigation in both federal and state court.  Mr. Gorman regularly advises clients on contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and compliance with copyright, trademark, and advertising laws.

Mr. Gorman’s recent representative matters include:

• Obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on behalf of Nike in misappropriation of trade secret, breach of contract, and business tort litigation involving Adidas and three former Nike footwear designers, ultimately securing a confidential settlement following favorable discovery rulings.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of Nike in a breach of contract and business tort lawsuit in which Oakley sought over $100 million in damages from Nike and professional golfer Rory McIlroy after Mr. McIlroy signed endorsement agreement with Nike.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in copyright infringement case relating to subcontractor’s handling of components of an Oracle Operating System.
• Obtained summary judgment and a permanent injunction on behalf of Allergan in consolidated patent and unfair competition case against several entities selling eyelash growth drugs in competition with Allergan. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment and injunction rulings, with a modification to the geographic scope of the injunction.
• Defeated motion for $80 million in penalties and liquidated damages following jury trial in wage and hour class action on behalf of leading national retailer.
• Obtained unanimous decision in United States Supreme Court on behalf of technology client concerning interpretation of Section 505 of the Copyright Act.
• Obtained 28 U.S.C. § 1782 discovery (discovery in aid of a foreign proceeding) on behalf of hedge fund manager, Louis Bacon, founder of Moore Capital Management, in $100 million defamation action brought by Mr. Bacon.

Mr. Gorman previously served as a law clerk to Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and to Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Mr. Gorman earned his law degree magna cum laude in 2009 from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was a Dean’s Scholar and was elected to Order of the Coif.  During law school, Mr. Gorman was a member of the San Diego Law Review and the school’s National Moot Court Team.  He was also a recipient of the Pro Bono Service Award.  In 2006, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Geneseo.

Mr. Gorman is a member of the California and New York bars, and is admitted to practice before a number of federal district and appellate courts.