Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan is a senior attorney in the Litigation Department in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Mr. Sullivan specializes in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation. His experience ranges from simple cases involving the imposition of receiverships on real property to complex cases involving business torts such as trademark infringement, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breach of fiduciary duty, reformation of contracts, and breach of contract.
Mr. Sullivan is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including pre-litigation counseling, law and motion work, trial, appeal, and alternative dispute resolution.
Year Joined Firm
- 2005
Areas of Practice
- Complex Civil Litigation
- Complex Contract Disputes
Bar Admissions
- California, 1988
- Nevada, 1984
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2005
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2005
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1989
Education
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California
- J.D. - 1988
- Honors: Member, Moot Court Board, Boalt Hall, 1987 - 1988
- Law Journal: High Technology Law Journal, Managing Editor, 1986 - 1987
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Law Journal: Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, Member, 1987 - 1988
- University of California, Los Angeles, California
- B.A. - 1977
Published Works
- Computer-Generated Re-Enactments As Evidence in Accident Cases, 3:2 High Technology Law Journal 193, Fall, 1988
Representative Cases
- Catholic Healthcare West Bay Area v. Seafarers Health & Benefits Plan (9th Cir. 2008)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. National League of Postmasters of the United States (9th Cir. 2007)
- Muhammad v. Ben Franklin Bank of Illinois (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. 2004)
- Rail Services of America v. State Compensation Insurance Fund (2nd Dist. 2003)
- Gordon's Cabinet Shop v. State Compensation Insurance Fund (4th Dist. 1999)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of California, Member
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Naval Reserve, LTJD, 1988
