GREGORY P. BARCHIE

A Sampling of Gregory Barchie's Cases:

• With Robert S. Chapman, obtained $2.5 million arbitration award in favor of our celebrity client against his product licensee, including holding the corporation’s owner personally liable under an alter-ego theory.
• Successfully defended a guarantor on a multi-million-dollar loan sued for breach of guaranty based on the “sham guaranty” doctrine; compelled plaintiff-lender to dismiss and walk away from outstanding principal on the loan in the amount of $12 Million.
• Prevailed on several Anti-SLAPP Motions pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16, including against claims for breach of contract/lease in an environmental contamination case and fraud and intentional interference with economic advantage in a dispute between a borrower and her mortgage loan brokers.

A Sampling of Gregory Barchie's Cases:

• With Gerald Sauer, obtained a substantial settlement on behalf of a well-known film production company after the company was cut out of a prior settlement arising from a failed video game project involving an iconic American singer-songwriter.

A Sampling of Gregory Barchie's Cases:

• With Robert S. Chapman, prevailed in a breach of lease action for client, a landlord, against a major supermarket chain that resulted in recovery in excess of $1.8 Million.
• Prevailed in a real estate/breach of lease matter for client involving responsibility for payment of ADA improvements and obtained an award of 100% of the client’s attorney’s fees.
• Successfully negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of client, a yoga studio, in a dispute against a landlord related to the termination of the lease.
• Successfully negotiated a dismissal/walk-away settlement for a restaurant client that was sued for ADA violations.
• After multiple mediations, Gregory and Gerald Sauer obtained a substantial settlement on behalf of client who purchased oceanside residence in Malibu that flooded on the same day the transaction closed.

A Sampling of Gregory Barchie's Cases:

• Prevailed on motion for partial summary judgment on liability for client involved in copyright and rights of publicity dispute; thereafter, at trial as to damages obtained favorable verdict including attorney’s fees under Civil Code § 3344.

A Sampling of Gregory Barchie's Cases:

• Negotiated a favorable settlement on behalf of a pharmaceutical company in a dispute against a former employee and his new employer arising from the former employee’s misuse of proprietary and confidential information.

A Sampling of Gregory Barchie's Cases:

• Authored the brief and argued before the California Court of Appeal in obtaining affirmance of a trial court order in favor of a client that sustained a demurrer without leave to amend.
• Co-wrote a brief in a case before the California Court of Appeal concerning the interpretation of the anti-SLAPP statute and whether a direct action for contractual indemnity “arises from” activity protected by the First Amendment.