Gregory T. S. Bischoping

Gregory T. S. Bischoping

Gregory T. S. Bischoping is a litigation and investigations associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Munger, Tolles & Olson.

Mr. Bischoping has represented companies in internal and government investigations, regulatory inquiries, trials, and appeals. He has significant experience representing technology and innovation-driven companies, including in the areas of patent and trade secret litigation. Mr. Bischoping has managed all aspects of fast-paced discovery in litigation and has led the day-to-day responsibilities of government-facing investigations. He has also advised companies on how to adapt their policies and practices in response to evolving legal and regulatory landscapes.

Prior to joining the firm, he clerked for Judge Kent A. Jordan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, now of the Federal Circuit. Between clerkships, he was an associate for a large law firm’s New York office.

Mr. Bischoping earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was a member of the appellate litigation clinic and served as online managing editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He graduated with a B.S. in chemistry and history from Boston College, where he worked for three years as a researcher in a physical chemistry laboratory, which was focused on solving fundamental challenges common in inorganic semiconductors.

Mr. Bischoping is involved in the D.C. legal community as an active member of the John Carroll Society, including participating in the planning of the Red Mass in 2022 and 2023.

Experience

Significant Representations:

  • The University of California, Berkeley in a months-long investigation into allegations of discrimination against and abusive and bullying conduct toward student-athletes by longtime Cal Women’s Swimming and Diving program Head Coach Teri McKeever. The investigation culminated in a publicly disclosed investigation report.
  • Intel in a complex multi-party, multi-jurisdiction trade secret dispute.
  • WeWork, Inc. at the direction of a Special Committee of independent directors of the board with regard to conflicts matters with related parties, including SoftBank Group and affiliates, and Adam Neumann.
  • A leading tobacco product manufacturer in an investigation by a state attorney general.
  • A homebuilding company in an investigation by the Department of Justice.
  • An entertainment company responding to a commissioner’s charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  • Southern California Edison Company in a high stakes employment-related appeal and mediation.
  • Technology and innovation-driven companies in intellectual property and other disputes in industries that include web services, semiconductors, battery materials, financial services and pharmaceuticals.
  • A major financial institution facing potential regulatory enforcement by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Publications

Pro Bono

Mr. Bischoping maintains an active pro bono practice. His pro bono representations have included:

  • Obtaining asylum for three female Afghan journalists, who fear persecution by the Taliban for their journalism and women’s rights activism.
  • An individual who previously served the United States as a key witness in the prosecution of an infamous drug lord from his home country, where he faced deportation, in a habeas proceeding before the Southern District of New York and an immigration appeal to the Eleventh Circuit.
  • An individual seeking withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture in an immigration appeal before the Third Circuit.
  • An incarcerated individual bringing an equal protection challenge before the Ninth Circuit based on his being prosecuted as an adult at age 14 and his exclusion from California’s juvenile justice reform legislation.

Practice Areas

Industries

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2018); online managing editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review

  • Boston College (B.S., 2015); with honors

Clerkships

  • Judge Leonard P. Stark, U.S. District Court, Delaware, 2018-2019
  • Judge Kent A. Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020-2021

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Experience

Significant Representations:

  • The University of California, Berkeley in a months-long investigation into allegations of discrimination against and abusive and bullying conduct toward student-athletes by longtime Cal Women’s Swimming and Diving program Head Coach Teri McKeever. The investigation culminated in a publicly disclosed investigation report.
  • Intel in a complex multi-party, multi-jurisdiction trade secret dispute.
  • WeWork, Inc. at the direction of a Special Committee of independent directors of the board with regard to conflicts matters with related parties, including SoftBank Group and affiliates, and Adam Neumann.
  • A leading tobacco product manufacturer in an investigation by a state attorney general.
  • A homebuilding company in an investigation by the Department of Justice.
  • An entertainment company responding to a commissioner’s charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  • Southern California Edison Company in a high stakes employment-related appeal and mediation.
  • Technology and innovation-driven companies in intellectual property and other disputes in industries that include web services, semiconductors, battery materials, financial services and pharmaceuticals.
  • A major financial institution facing potential regulatory enforcement by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Publications

Pro Bono

Mr. Bischoping maintains an active pro bono practice. His pro bono representations have included:

  • Obtaining asylum for three female Afghan journalists, who fear persecution by the Taliban for their journalism and women’s rights activism.
  • An individual who previously served the United States as a key witness in the prosecution of an infamous drug lord from his home country, where he faced deportation, in a habeas proceeding before the Southern District of New York and an immigration appeal to the Eleventh Circuit.
  • An individual seeking withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture in an immigration appeal before the Third Circuit.
  • An incarcerated individual bringing an equal protection challenge before the Ninth Circuit based on his being prosecuted as an adult at age 14 and his exclusion from California’s juvenile justice reform legislation.

Practice Areas

Industries

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2018); online managing editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review

  • Boston College (B.S., 2015); with honors

Clerkships

  • Judge Leonard P. Stark, U.S. District Court, Delaware, 2018-2019
  • Judge Kent A. Jordan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2020-2021

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York