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San Francisco, California Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyer

In today's world, protecting your financial strength in the global marketplace often requires asserting and protecting legal rights. For over 25 years, Gary S. Fergus has represented businesses and individuals in cases involving business litigation, contracts, and intellectual property rights, As a civil trial attorney, he has served as a lead trial lawyer in cases involving issues at the forefront of business law and litigation.

Experienced Representation with Complex, High-Value Cases

Mr. Fergus has represented Enron in defending two matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission where billions of dollars and complicated issues involving corporate liability and financial accounting methods were involved. On the plaintiffs' side, Mr. Fergus has represented a court appointed fiduciary for over 30,000 asbestos victims. As one of the lead trial attorneys in the case, Mr. Fergus successfully obtained a settlement - after trial but before verdict - of over $1 billion dollars. From his experience in the court room, Mr. Fergus is has established a reputation as an effective go-to litigator for companies and individuals interested in recovering damages through litigation.

For more information regarding Fergus, A Law Office, contact business and intellectual property litigation attorney Gary S. Fergus today to schedule an appointment.

Committed to Protecting Your Business Interest through Business Litigation

The Fergus law office advises and represents clients in litigation involving the following:

• Litigation & Appeals
• Anti-Trust and Trade Regulation
• Securities Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Copyrights Litigation
• Patent Litigation
• Celebrity Privacy Rights Litigation
• Business & Commercial Law Litigation

Business Litigation Experience

As both a plaintiff's and defense lawyer, Gary S. Fergus has handled substantial cases for and against some of the largest entities in the country such as Enron, Charles Schwab, Hartford Insurance Company, the New York Times, Westlaw, Lexis, Dow Jones and the Copley Publishing Group.

He has also represented classes of plaintiffs damaged by corporate conduct. Mr. Fergus was one of the lead trial lawyers that achieved settlements before trial on behalf of a class of free lance authors against leading database and print publishers such as Westlaw, New York Times, Dow Jones, Lexis-Nexis and others. He has also tried punitive damage trials throughout the United States in connection with products, as well as commercial disputes. Examples of other cases he has tried include the following:

• Disputes concerning over 2000 miles of fiber optic cable and petroleum pipelines

• The aggregate asbestos liability of various companies in bankruptcy and the amounts due and owing from their insurers

• Whether retired partners and long service employees of a defunct Law Office were entitled to compensation as the result of the conduct of one of the largest Law Offices in the world

• Enron's liability in connection with its wholesale electricity trading activities in the Western United States

Premier Civil Trial Attorney

Unlike many civil trial attorneys in San Francisco and elsewhere, Gary S. Fergus prepares cases not with the intention to litigate and settle, but to go to trial and establish his clients' rights in court. Because Mr. Fergus maintains a small law office, he is able to maintain a level of personal involvement that ensures each case receives the attention it needs and deserves.

To schedule an appointment or learn more about Fergus, A Law Office, contact business and intellectual property litigation attorney Gary S. Fergus today.

If you are involved in a legal matter that involves, or could involve, significant civil trial work, we invite you to contact us online or call (415) 537-9030. Fergus, A Law Office is based in San Francisco, California, representing clients throughout the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and San Francisco, including the cities of Burbank, Pasadena, Riverside, San Jose, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Mateo, Berkeley, and Sacramento.