8/04/2008
“Jimmy is an accomplished lawyer, known throughout the IP, entertainment and media sectors for his thoughtful and innovative approach to emergent legal issues,” said Suddleson. “He is an outstanding addition to both our burgeoning L.A. office and our national entertainment and media practice.”
Nguyen comes to the firm from Foley & Lardner’s Century City office where he served as vice-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. He also co-founded and formerly co-chaired the firm’s Entertainment & Media industry team. Nguyen joins six lawyers in Wildman Harrold’s new Los Angeles office, including former Foley & Lardner colleagues Ken Suddleson, who moved to Wildman Harrold in July, and Carole Handler, who joined in May.
"Wildman Harrold has demonstrated intense focus and growth in the media and entertainment space, especially in the new media arena," said Nguyen. "I join a dynamic team of lawyers in L.A. and Chicago, clearly at the forefront of the digital entertainment revolution – an ideal fit to complement and continue to expand my practice."
Nguyen's practice includes counseling, transactional, enforcement and litigation work in areas such as entertainment, new media, intellectual property, technology, advertising and sports. He represents and advises a broad range of clients including media conglomerates, motion picture companies, new media and gaming businesses, magazine, TV and radio stations, production companies, and Internet service providers. Nguyen also has significant commercial litigation experience.
Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine have named Nguyen a “Southern California Super Lawyer” every year since 2005. He was a finalist for Lawdragon’s 500 “Leading Lawyers in America” list in 2007, and named to Lawdragon’s 500 “New Worlds, New Stars” list for legal work in media technologies in 2006. He was also recognized by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s "Best Lawyers Under 40" list in 2005.
Nguyen serves as Secretary of the California Bar's IP section Executive Committee, and is a member of the Law Firm Advisory Board of the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel. He is also an advocate for diversity in the legal profession, having formed and chaired the Asian Pacific American Affinity Group at his previous firm, and serves on the Board of Directors for the California Minority Counsel Program, and the Board of Directors of Equality California.
An exceptional student, Nguyen graduated, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles, at just 19 years old. He attended the University of Southern California Law School on a full scholarship, graduating in 1995 at age 22, the youngest member of his class.
IP Lawyer for Entertainment and Media Industries, James D. Nguyen, Joins Wildman Harrold's L.A. Office
CHICAGO – James D. (Jimmy) Nguyen, a highly respected intellectual property litigator and transactional attorney, with extensive entertainment and media experience, has joined Wildman Harrold’s Los Angeles office, Kenneth Suddleson, head of Wildman Harrold’s LA office, announced today.“Jimmy is an accomplished lawyer, known throughout the IP, entertainment and media sectors for his thoughtful and innovative approach to emergent legal issues,” said Suddleson. “He is an outstanding addition to both our burgeoning L.A. office and our national entertainment and media practice.”
Nguyen comes to the firm from Foley & Lardner’s Century City office where he served as vice-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. He also co-founded and formerly co-chaired the firm’s Entertainment & Media industry team. Nguyen joins six lawyers in Wildman Harrold’s new Los Angeles office, including former Foley & Lardner colleagues Ken Suddleson, who moved to Wildman Harrold in July, and Carole Handler, who joined in May.
"Wildman Harrold has demonstrated intense focus and growth in the media and entertainment space, especially in the new media arena," said Nguyen. "I join a dynamic team of lawyers in L.A. and Chicago, clearly at the forefront of the digital entertainment revolution – an ideal fit to complement and continue to expand my practice."
Nguyen's practice includes counseling, transactional, enforcement and litigation work in areas such as entertainment, new media, intellectual property, technology, advertising and sports. He represents and advises a broad range of clients including media conglomerates, motion picture companies, new media and gaming businesses, magazine, TV and radio stations, production companies, and Internet service providers. Nguyen also has significant commercial litigation experience.
Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine have named Nguyen a “Southern California Super Lawyer” every year since 2005. He was a finalist for Lawdragon’s 500 “Leading Lawyers in America” list in 2007, and named to Lawdragon’s 500 “New Worlds, New Stars” list for legal work in media technologies in 2006. He was also recognized by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s "Best Lawyers Under 40" list in 2005.
Nguyen serves as Secretary of the California Bar's IP section Executive Committee, and is a member of the Law Firm Advisory Board of the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel. He is also an advocate for diversity in the legal profession, having formed and chaired the Asian Pacific American Affinity Group at his previous firm, and serves on the Board of Directors for the California Minority Counsel Program, and the Board of Directors of Equality California.
An exceptional student, Nguyen graduated, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles, at just 19 years old. He attended the University of Southern California Law School on a full scholarship, graduating in 1995 at age 22, the youngest member of his class.
About Wildman Harrold
Wildman Harrold is a 200-attorney business law firm representing Fortune 500 companies and private businesses in Complex Litigation, Business Transactions and Intellectual Property. Their media and entertainment law practice represents top tier corporations such as CBS Corporation, Current TV, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Scripps Networks, Summit Entertainment, United Media, Viacom Inc. and Yahoo! among others.