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Wook Hwang
Work Department
Business Trial
Position
Wook Hwang is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm’s New York office.
Wook has been recognized as a leading media and entertainment litigator by The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Chambers USA. With a focus on copyright, trademark, false advertising and contract disputes, he represents major motion picture studios, media companies, publishers and brand owners in high-profile litigations across the United States. Clients seek Wook’s counsel for his understanding of complex legal issues affecting the entertainment industry, his ability to develop litigation strategies that lead to cost-efficient results, and a record of winning significant cases in the field. Wook regularly counsels clients on pre-litigation matters, including on rights analyses and copyright termination issues.
In addition to his work in the entertainment industry, Wook has extensive experience litigating high-stakes commercial disputes for clients in a variety of other industry sectors, ranging from financial services institutions to insurers and real estate developers, at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts across the country.
Education
J.D., Columbia University School of Law, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Hamilton Fellow
B.S., California Institute of Technology, Physics, with Honors
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
The team at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP litigates across the entertainment industry with notable expertise in rights of publicity, copyright infringement and breach of contact matters. Renowned litigator Martin Katz leads the team; his varied practice incudes performer injuries, wrongful death disputes and music and distribution rights. Dylan Price is a profit participation specialist with substantial experience of litigating in trials and arbitrations; he is currently representing Campanario and Netflix in a case that revolves around a producer’s claim to the life story rights of the late singer Selena Quintanilla. Another name to note is litigator and trademark attorney Jill Pietrini . New York lawyer Wook Hwang joined the firm from Loeb & Loeb LLP in April 2024. Unless otherwise stated, all lawyers are based in Los Angeles.
Lawyer Rankings
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Firm Rankings
- Government > Government contracts
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Tax > International tax
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)