Attorneys > Philip L. Gregory
Philip L. Gregory, a principal at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, obtained his B.A. from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, graduating magna cum laude. He obtained his J.D. and M.B.A. from Santa Clara University School of Law. He specializes in intellectual property litigation, including trade secret theft and trademark infringement, complex commercial and business litigation, and securities and health care fraud litigation.
He was Articles Editor for the Santa Clara Law Review and served on the Moot Court Honors Board. After passing the bar in 1980, he served as the first chair of the State Bar's Trade Secrets Subcommittee and on the State Bar's Federal Courts Committee.
Gregory's jury trial experience includes winning a substantial damage verdict in one of Silicon Valley's earliest trade secret theft cases, as well as representing plaintiffs and defendants in securities litigation.
He has written articles for and lectured before county bar associations, law school classes and colleges on a wide variety of subjects, including e-commerce, source code escrows and legal ethics. He is a Master of the Bench with the American Inns of Court and a member of the American, San Mateo and Santa Clara County Bar Associations, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International.
Gregory is on the boards of a number of civic and services organizations in the Bay Area, including serving as chairman of the board of EHC Lifebuilders, Silicon Valley’s largest nonprofit benefitting the homeless. He also serves as a mediator with the Northern District of California and Judge Pro Tem for the Santa Clara County Superior Court.