Michael Gosling

Michael “Mike” Gosling is a litigation associate in Glaser Weil’s San Diego office whose practice focuses on commercial litigation. Mike has represented clients in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as in private arbitration and internal and government investigations. He brings a wealth of experience advising clients across diverse industries, including consumer products, professional sports, technology, apparel, energy, pharmaceuticals and financial services.

Over the course of his career, Mike has skillfully led and worked on teams in matters involving claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secret misappropriation, mass tort, products liability, public nuisance, and violations of the False Claims Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, among other claims.

Mike has taken dozens of depositions, assisted in several trials, including serving as first-chair in an immigration court trial that secured a grant of asylum for a pro bono client. He has also been the principal author of successful briefs submitted to private arbitration panels, California trial courts, federal district courts, the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mike has a particular depth of experience in:

• Commercial litigation
• Consumer litigation
• Arbitrations
• Investigations

Before becoming a lawyer, Mike spent almost a decade playing professional baseball (2001 – 2010) as a left-handed pitcher. His career included time in Major League Baseball with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians (now Guardians). Mike understands the power of teamwork and a competitive drive.

Mike’s notable experience includes his representation of:

• One of the world’s largest companies in billion-dollar litigation involving products liability and nuisance claims.*
• A global energy giant in consolidated state court and federal multidistrict litigation proceedings involving high-stakes and complex consumer product claims.*
• A major product manufacturer against claims including wrongful death and punitive damages.*
• Multiple publicly traded corporations, private companies, and a non-profit entity in sensitive internal and government investigations related to potential criminal and civil violations of federal and state law.*
• A well-known San Diego sports equipment and apparel company against a breach of contract claim worth tens of millions of dollars.*
• An emerging technology company in multiple proceedings in California state court and private arbitration with millions of dollars at issue.*
• Hundreds of individual clients in mass tort actions against a large utility company arising out of California wildfires.*
• Numerous pro bono clients, including securing a trial win for a Guatemalan family seeking asylum and successfully petitioning for review to the Ninth Circuit on behalf of a mother seeking asylum.*

*Denotes prior firm experience

Thought Leadership

Author, “A Tale of Two Debuts – My Experiences on the Mound and in the Courtroom,” Association of Business Trial Lawyers of San Diego, 2018

Awards and Recognition

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^®in America, Commercial Litigation, 2022 – 2023

“Rising Star,” Southern California, Super Lawyers, 2022 – 2024

Member, San Diego County Bar Association

Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers of San Diego

Former member, Federal Bar Association

Former member, J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court

Volunteer, Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito

Volunteer, Father Joe’s Villages

Judicial Law Clerk to Honorable Jeffrey T. Miller, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2016 – 2017

Extern, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division, Southern District of California, 2014

Judicial Extern to the Honorable Cathy Ann Bencivengo, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2013