Gregg A. Rapoport

Gregg A. Rapoport draws from his years as a partner and an associate at a previous national firm, and at smaller boutique litigation firms, and brings a depth of experience in complex commercial, real estate, and insurance matters, as well as the breadth of a “generalist” litigation practice.

Known for taking on the most complex and challenging high-stakes cases, whether in the state and federal trial and appellate courts or in arbitration, Gregg has successfully represented companies, shareholders, entrepreneurs, nonprofits and individuals in cases across California and beyond. He advises and represents clients across various sectors and industries, in cases involving commercial and real estate contracts and leases, corporate governance, intellectual property, fraud, trade secrets, and insurance bad faith.

Gregg has authored articles on data breach and insurance, and serves as a volunteer editor and board member of the Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine Editorial Board.

Gregg's Practice

Representative Matters

• Favorably settled partnership lawsuit related to EB-5 visa program.
• Favorably settled civil monetary penalty lawsuit brought by county against property owner.
• Favorably settled seafood supplier’s lawsuit against meal-preparation company.
• Favorably settled numerous retail lease lawsuits and disputes arising from payday lender’s closure of stores.
• Won trial and defeated appeal from judgment in case brought by former shareholder after statutory merger of corporation (Sznyter v. Spun.com, Inc., 2014 WL 1654036 (Cal. App. 4 Dist. 2014).)
• Won appeal from state court’s order denying motion to compel arbitration. (LFG Payments v. Smith, 2024 WL 3565011 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2024).)
• Won appeal from federal court’s order compelling arbitration. (Arevalo v. Applied Underwriters, 694 Appx. 614 (9th Cir. 2017).)
• Defeated motion for preliminary injunction and appeal from order denying that motion. (New Castle Beverage, Inc. v. Spicy Beer Mix, Inc., 2014 WL 2737814 (Cal. App. 2 Dist. 2014).)