Gregory P. Barbee

Greg Barbee is a Partner in the Government Contracts & Regulated Industries Litigation Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Barbee specializes in commercial litigation, with an emphasis on general business disputes and intellectual property. In the general business context, Mr. Barbee has represented businesses and individuals in litigation and arbitrations related to contractual disputes, business torts, real estate and the entertainment industry. Mr. Barbee's intellectual property expertise includes patent, trademark, trade dress, trade secret, unfair competition, computer, Internet and domain name litigation and arbitrations.

Education

• J.D., University of Southern California, 1996, Order of the coif, Managing Articles Editor, Law Review
• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1991

Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits
• United States District Court for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California
• State Courts in California

Prior to joining Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Mr. Barbee was an associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, and in the litigation department of Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger, LLP.

Articles

• Co-author, "Spurred On," Daily Journal, March 3, 2000.
• "Attorney's Fee Awards to Pro Se Attorney Litigants After Kay v. Ehrler: No Fees. It's Simple. But Is It Absolute?" Southern California Law Review, 69:1795, 1996.