Professional experience 
Geoffrey Harper is a Principal in the Dallas office of Fish & Richardson P.C. His practice emphasizes complex litigation, including contractual disputes, class actions, securities litigation, intellectual property disputes, employment disputes, arbitrations, and general commercial litigation.
From 1995-96, Mr. Harper clerked for the Honorable Procter Hug, Jr., Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Litigation examples
Mr. Harper is a trial lawyer with extensive experience in state and federal courts around the United States. Some of his recent litigation has included:

In re WorldCom - Representing a director of WorldCom and member of the company's audit committee in several hundred securities fraud cases seeking more than $40 billion in damages.

Represented noted architect William B. Croft in litigation against a national architectural firm and obtained a jury verdict in excess of $4 million.

Eos Partners v. Hunt Asset Management - Represented Hunt family fund in litigation against investors in a telecommunications company. Case settled before trial for exchange of releases and no monies from Hunt.

El Paso Electric Company v. Central & South West Inc. - Represented public utility in breach of contract suit involving failed merger. After obtaining partial verdict in excess of $25 million, case settled for $35 million.

GTESS Corporation v. Imaged Data, Inc. - Represented software manufacturer in contract dispute against licensee; obtained permanent injunction and damages after two day arbitration.

Rodriguez v. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou - Defended pop-singer George Michael in defamation action brought by Los Angeles police officer; obtained dismissal of all claims prior to the start of discovery.

Dallas Mavericks v. TIG Insurance Co. - Obtained summary judgment related to insurance coverage on claims in $135 million dollar lawsuit.

Wiseman v. Johnson - Represented individual in breach of contract case and obtained verdict of $3 million and finding of nondischargeability in bankruptcy.

Class action experience
Mr. Harper also has significant experience prosecuting and defending class action lawsuits, including:

Lowrance v. Equinox Corporation - Class action against large multilevel marketing company. Obtained and defended certification of class of consumers. Case settled for $40 million.

In re Commercial Explosives Antitrust Litigation - Class action against explosive manufacturers for illegal pricing. Case settled with multi-million dollar payments by defendants.

Rodriguez v. Dallas Basketball Limited - Settled class action litigation against Dallas Mavericks basketball team for less than 2% of claims.

Bar admissions
Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the First, Fifth, and Ninth Circuits, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, and the District of Colorado.

Additional information 
Named a "Texas Super Lawyer" and "Texas Rising Star" in 2004 Law & Politics Magazine. Voted as one of "The Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas" in the May 2002 and May 2004 issues of D Magazine.