Practices
Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
Copyright, Trademark & Intellectual Property
Commercial Litigation
Appellate
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Education
J.D.  University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law 1975
A.B.  University of California, Los Angeles

Awards and Honors
2007 “Lawdragon 3000” Leading Lawyer

Bar Admissions
California

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court - C.D. California
U.S. District Court - E.D. California
U.S. District Court - N.D. California
U.S. District Court - S.D. California
U.S. Court of Appeals - 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations
Orange County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Orange County Chapter
American Arbitration Association, Complex Panel of Arbitrators
Lawyer Representative, Central District of California Attorney Delegation to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference

 
Paul L.  Gale,  Partner

Orange County
(949) 622-2704
(949) 622-2739


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Paul L. Gale is a partner in Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP’s Orange County office.

Mr. Gale is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He has over 30 years of experience in complex litigation, including contract disputes, unfair competition and trade secret disputes, and intellectual property disputes. He also handles all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright litigation. His complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, trial, and appellate experience is extremely diverse.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gale was a partner and served as General Counsel of an Orange County law firm. He has represented public and private corporations and public entities in both state and federal courts at the trial and appellate court levels. He has represented clients in a variety of cases including a claim alleging false designation of origin under the Lanham Act in which products labeled “Made in Korea” were actually being made in China and then transshipped to Korea to evade quota limitations, and representation of Los Angeles County against the City of Los Angeles in a dispute involving millions of dollars of tax increment revenue.

Mr. Gale earned both his law degree and his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.


Publications
8/1/2007  Successfully Burying the Hatchet - A Lawyer’s Guide to Effectively Negotiating IP Cases
9/1/2006  How to Lose a Lawsuit by Not Keeping Track of Your Emails and Documents: Spoliation, Electronic Discovery and the Avoidance of Sanctions

In The News
10/8/2007  Gale Quoted in Orange County Business Journal
9/14/2007  Twelve RDB Attorneys Named Finalists in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
10/25/2006  Paul L. Gale Appointed to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
10/9/2006  RDB Lands Leading Commercial and IP Litigator Paul Gale

Events
2/15/2008  “Summary of Intellectual Property Law Basics” and Expanded Seminar, Motorcycle Industry Council’s Annual Meeting
11/8/2007  “Summary of Intellectual Property Law Basics,” Motorcycle Industry Council’s Communications Symposium
4/24/2007  A General Practitioner’s Guide: What to do if Your Client has an Antitrust or Intellectual Property Issue

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