Sheppard

Business Trial

Wook Hwang represents motion picture studios, producers, media companies, publishing companies, and content and brand owners in intellectual property and entertainment disputes across the country. With a particular focus on copyright and trademark law, Wook represents clients in intellectual property lawsuits through all phases of litigation, and provides counseling on complex rights issues to assist clients in maintaining and enforcing IP protection over their most valuable assets. Clients seek Wook's counsel for his understanding of the entertainment industry, development of strategies that lead to successful and cost-efficient results, and record of success in high-profile and precedential cases in the field. He has been recognized as a leading media, entertainment and IP litigator by a variety of publications.

Outside of his intellectual property and entertainment practices, Wook has extensive experience litigating commercial disputes for clients in a variety of other industry sectors, including licensing disputes, insurance coverage and high-stakes real estate disputes.

J.D., Columbia University School of Law, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Hamilton Fellow

B.S., California Institute of Technology, Physics, with Honors