Gregory Weisman is a Partner/Shareholder in Silver & Freedman's Business & Tax Department and chairs the firm's Apparel Industry Practice Group. A San Diego native, Greg Weisman was admitted to the California Bar in 1994. He received a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1994.

Commencing his legal career as a tort litigator, Mr. Weisman joined the boutique firm of REINIS & REINIS in 1996, where he commenced his unique specialization in the representation of members of the fashion industry.

While he still actively works to resolve business, corporate and commercial disputes on behalf of his clients, Greg's practice principally encompasses a wide array of transactional matters, including: trademark/copyright protection and enforcement, employment issues, intellectual property licensing, corporate and LLC matters, the drafting and review of any and all types of business and commercial agreements, anti-trust and pricing concerns, insurance and factoring issues, sale or merger transactions, and all business and legal matters germane to the apparel, footwear and accessories communities.  Greg's practice has additionally expanded prominently into the entertainment community, where he is honored to represent several high-profile musicians, athletes, actors, models and other celebrities in connection with their merchandising, endorsement, branding and other “non-entertainment” and “off-the-field” business endeavors, both within and outside of apparel.

Greg has participated as a guest lecturer at UCLA Extension, FIDM, Otis College of Art & Design, and the International Textile & Apparel Association (ITAA) on business and legal issues concerning the fashion industry.  He has lectured on licensing and manufacturing at the MAGIC apparel tradeshow in Las Vegas, given seminars on Action Sports athlete endorsement contracts at the ASR tradeshow in San Diego and the Surf Industry Manufacturers’ Association “Boot Camp,” and he has spoken  on behalf of the International Association of Skateboarding Companies (IASC), the Small Business Development Center, Fashion Business Incorporated and the California Fashion Association.  He is a founding member of the Licensing Committee of the IP Section of the California State Bar.  He is an active member of the Textile Professionals Club, as well as the Los Angeles County and Century City Bar Associations.  He is regularly quoted as an apparel and footwear industry expert by California Apparel News, DNR and Women’s Wear Daily.  Finally, Greg is proud to be recognized as a 2008-09 “Super Lawyer” and was formerly recognized as a "Rising Star" in Los Angeles Magazine's 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 “Super Lawyer” issues, an honor bestowed on the top 5% of attorneys under 40 in Southern California, for which he was the subject of a multi-page profile in the 2005 issue.