Connly, Gregory A.

Mr. Conkle graduated from The Ohio State University in 1971, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting. Following service in the United States Navy, he attended the University of Cincinnati College of Law, graduating in 1977. While at Cincinnati he earned a number of academic awards and served as Executive Editor of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. Mr. Conkle practiced for seven years with a large Washington, D.C., law firm where he was involved in major antitrust, consumer deception, trade regulation and complex commercial matters on behalf of a number of Fortune 500 companies. His Washington practice also included proceedings before the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Energy Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Wages and Price Council and state regulatory bodies.

Mr. Conkle's practice in Los Angeles includes continued work for clients first represented in Washington, as well as for California-based clients. Significant matters have included representation of Jordache Enterprises, Inc. in major patent, insurance and legal malpractice cases, ongoing representation of a prominent national news publisher concerning First Amendment and other concerns, ongoing of one of the world's largest providers of computer services, and ongoing work for one of the largest providers of building automation and control systems. Mr. Conkle's representation spans state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies, from California to New York.

Mr. Conkle has successfully argued numerous appellate matters in the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, including Prasad v. Pepsico, Inc., Case No. 95-55666 (representing a bottler of Pepsi products in India), Wang Laboratories, Inc. v. Kagan, 990 F.2d 1126 (9th Cir. 1993), and Jordache Enterprises, Inc. v. Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, 49 Cal. App. 4th 609, 56 Cal. Rptr. 2d 661 (1996).

Mr. Conkle has been active in arbitration and mediation matters, including a recent presentation concerning Alternative Dispute Resolution to an American Bar Association meeting of corporate counsel.

Mr. Conkle is admitted to the practice of law in California and the District of Columbia.