Barry Gogel

Practice Areas

Complex Litigation

Maryland State Government Contract Disputes

Sports Law

Mediation

Professional negligence

Career

I am an attorney and mediator who handles complex, large scale business litigation and state procurement disputes. My clients have included the Mid-Atlantic Sports Television Network in litigation that established its telecast rights and over its license fees. I also successfully defended the Maryland Jockey Club against eminent domain proceedings by Baltimore City to condemn Pimlico Race Course and the Preakness Stakes (R). Resolution of this dispute has given rise to the multi-hundred-million dollar efforts to rebuild horse racing facilities in Maryland. I am very honored that businesses and individuals seek my advice regarding the most complex legal issues faced in the State.

I am also pleased to serve as an adjunct professor of Negotiations and Sports and the Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School.

Visit me at: http://www.rwllaw.com/team/barry-l-gogel/

Professional Memberships

Maryland State Bar Association

American Bar Association

Dudley Diggs Inns of Court

Publications

Maryland Procurement ALERT - regularly featured in The Maryland Daily Record

USA “Trends and Developments” -- Chambers and Partners 2024 Sports Law Practice Guide, Chambers and Partners · Mar 28, 2024

Brooks Robinson’s gold glove in collective bargaining, The Daily Record · Sep 28, 2023

Early mediation: How to maximize efficiency, The Daily Record · Nov 13, 2019

Making of the Myth -- Book Review of “School Choice: Why You Need It --How You Get It", Maryland Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues · Jan 1, 1996

Work Highlights

Fidelity Information Services -- Md. St. Bd. of Con. Apps., Md. Cir. Ct. for Balto. City Successful protest and appeal of contract for electronic benefit transfer cards (2024-25).

Canton Group, LLC – Md. St. Bd. of Con. Apps. Appeal from protest of unlawfully restrictive RFP by Md. St. Dept. of Ed. (2023).

SanDow Construction, Inc. – Md. St. Bd. of Con. Apps. Appeal from protest of unlawful denial, by University of Maryland, of contract to construction company based on criteria not in RFP (2020-22).

Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace v. Vincenti – Md. Cir. Ct. for Har. Co. Defended County Council’s redistricting plan after suit was filed alleging violations of Maryland’s Open Meetings Act and other matters. Matter resolved by mediation/arbitration. Redistricting plan is now in effect (2022).

City of Baltimore v. Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore, Inc. – Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Defended Maryland Jockey Club in eminent domain proceedings brought by City to take Pimlico Race Course, leading to withdrawal of case and negotiations between the parties (2019)

TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding LLP [MASN], et al v. WN Partner LLC, et al. – Supreme Court of the State of New York/First Appellate Division. Represented Baltimore Orioles as managing partner of MASN in petition to vacate award by MLB committee concerning telecast rights fees MASN was to pay Washington Nationals. Award vacated, appeal pending (2014-present)

Guttman v. Saul Ewing LLP – Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Malpractice lawsuit brought by Trustee in Bankruptcy on behalf of bankruptcy estate. Court approved settlement (2016)

EngagePoint, Inc. v. Noridian Health Administrative Services, LLC – American Arbitration Association. Dispute between contractor and subcontractor concerning alleged failures of Maryland Health Care Exchange on-line website. Confidential settlement (2015)

Fuller v. Ford Motor Company – Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Product liability litigation arising from fatal truck fire, killing father of two. Confidential settlement (2014)

DDJ Capital Management, LLC v. Rhone Group, LLC – Supreme Court of New York, New York County, New York Court of Appeals, claims for fraud brought on behalf of lenders to recover $40,000,000 from borrowers. Confidential settlement after order by New York’s highest court upholding lenders’ right to sue (2011)

Gray & Associates LLC v. McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, and Gray & Associates LLC v. Speltz & Weiss LLC – United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and Supreme Court of New York. Actions by litigation trust created in bankruptcy of St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center in New York against management company, financial advisors and bankruptcy counsel for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and conflict of interest. Confidential Settlements (2009, 2010)

State v. Dixon – Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Represented Mayor of Baltimore accused of committing misappropriation of gift cards and failing to disclose certain gifts on financial disclosure forms. Case resolved without a criminal conviction (2009)

Strudwick v. Whitney Information Network – Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore. Complex defamation action brought by local businessmen and investors against publicly traded competitor in real estate industry. Settled for $3.8 million (2009)

Lewis Productions, Inc. v. Angelou – United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Defended noted poet against former agent who brought claims of breach of contract and fraud. Breach of contract case dismissed and summary judgment granted in favor of the poet on the fraud claims (2008)

Prosys Inc. v. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical System, et al. – Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City, intellectual property case to protect computer trade secrets. Confidential settlement (2008)

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, L.P. v. Baltimore Orioles, L.P. – Maryland Circuit Court for Montgomery County, defended professional sports franchise in pay television rights and contract dispute; case dismissed in favor of the Orioles (2005)

Madeline Wenz, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James F. Wenz, Sr., M.D., et al. v. AM General, LLC f/k/a AM General, Inc., et al. – Products liability case against manufacturer of Hummer automobile on behalf of estate of physician killed in collision between Hummer and tractor-trailer. Confidential settlement (2005)

Charles A. Stanziale, Jr., in his capacity as Litigation Trustee and as Assignee of Claims v. Ernst & Young LLP – Action on behalf of creditors of bankrupt airline against airline’s former accounting firm. Confidential settlement (2003)

Education

Awards