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John Gray

John Gray

USA 2026

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About

Provided by Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Practice Areas

Litigation

Business Litigation

Trade Secrets

Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising

Patent Litigation

Intellectual Property

E-Discovery Services & Strategy

Technology Transactions & Privacy Law

Trial Practice

Data Centers and Digital Infrastructure

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Arts & Entertainment

Music, File & Television

Regulated Gaming

Sports

Digital Media & Entertainment, Gaming & Sports

Interactive Entertainment

Career

John Gray advises well-known technology clients across the country on complex business and intellectual property disputes. He also regularly counsels clients on mitigating litigation risk in the area of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Having spent time on the Arizona State Bar’s Civil Practice and Procedure Committee and worked directly with federal judges in Phoenix, John is skilled in all aspects of litigation. This includes initial case assessment, pleadings, and e-discovery, as well as dispositive and procedural motions, evidentiary hearings, trial, and appeal and settlement negotiations. He also has significant experience representing both large and small companies in disputes over trademark enforcement, patent infringement, licensing, copyright infringement, employment and noncompetition agreements, false advertising, marketing law, and an array of contract and business tort issues.

John serves as a lawyer representative to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, helping foster open communications between judges and lawyers and providing support and advice in the functioning of the court. He twice worked on Perkins Coie’s Pro Bono Team of the Year, assisting Guantanamo Bay detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed and later helping approximately 36,000 prison inmates achieve a favorable settlement in a three-year class-action lawsuit alleging that Arizona inmates receive unconstitutional healthcare and conditions of confinement.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Intellectual Property - Arizona

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Individual Editorial

John Gray is the firmwide trademark and copyright vice chair. He deftly advises clients on substantial litigation involving issues such as trade secrets and breach of contract.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • John Gray is smart and engaging, and on top of this he is a responsive and really hard-working attorney.

    Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the USA

Ranked Individuals at Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney (219)

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California

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