Mr. Gorman is a commercial trial lawyer who for 25 years has successfully represented numerous clients in high profile cases and multi-million dollar claims. He has also developed substantial practical business experience and expertise.
Greg has often been retained as trial counsel in commercial, real estate and employment law. He uses litigation expertise as a tool to obtain efficient results for his clients. Among his high-profile cases: A jury awarded his client more than $8 million for fraud; he defeated a claim for negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract even though his client did not disclose all of the problems challenging a shopping mall; and he defeated a wrongful termination claim in which the plaintiff and defendant were having an affair.
Greg’s business and strategic acumen is polished from years of practical experience as managing counsel of a Fortune 400 company and general counsel of several start-up and mid-sized companies. Greg recently assisted a client through two work force reductions and the termination of underperforming employees within the scope of the ADA, FMLA and ADEA – all without a lawsuit. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in wage and hour class actions.
A grateful client has stated publicly that, “Greg used the litigation option as a scalpel, meaning it was with clear purpose and great timing. He was often more aware of our business objectives and considerations than we were. He didn’t let the litigation get out of hand nor become overly expensive. He obtained an unheard of result using unheard of strategies and tactics.”
Greg teaches executive legal and ethical decision making, business modeling and business law in an organizational consulting doctoral program at Phillips Graduate Institute. He has been hired to train boards regarding their responsibilities and turnaround strategies.
He was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” for his work in real estate and litigation before becoming managing counsel in charge of development for Yum Brands, which owns the Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut brands, among others.
Greg earned a Juris Doctorate from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1987 and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism in 1984.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation Group
- Transactional Group
Specialty Areas
- Business Transactions
- General Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
Bar Admissions
- California
- United States District Court
Education
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL
- B.A., Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Chicago, IL
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