Wildman Harrold Partner James D. Nguyen Named to Daily Journal’s Top 20 Lawyers under 40 in California
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP announced today that James (Jimmy) D. Nguyen, a partner with the firm’s well-known entertainment and new media practice based in Los Angeles, has been named one of the Top 20 Lawyers under 40 in California by the Daily Journal.
Mr. Nguyen has a life history of excelling early – he graduated college at age 19, finished law school at 22, and has since built a top legal practice addressing some of the most contemporary IP and new media issues facing companies today. His impressive client roster includes major national and international entertainment, sports, technology, gaming, advertising and media companies seeking complex IP, litigation and transactional advice.
“Jimmy is truly deserving of the Daily Journal’s recognition, and we congratulate him on his many accomplishments to date,” said M. Kenneth Suddleson, head of Wildman Harrold’s L.A. office. “He is known beyond his years throughout the industry as a gifted and innovative legal counselor, and his dynamic and dedicated approach to legal matters is highly valued by his clients and our firm.”
Mr. Nguyen’s has particular strength with the Internet and new media technologies. He has successfully litigated IP matters for diverse clients, including those in the entertainment, media, sports, fashion/apparel, computer software/hardware, online, manufacturing, textile, retail, financial services, and health care industries. In 2008, Lawdragon named him, at age 36, among the 500 Leading Lawyers in America, calling him a “dynamo talent” and a “one-stop shop for companies in entertainment, technology, advertising, sports and other industries seeking IP, litigation and transactional advice.” Mr. Nguyen earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1995, and his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1992.
About Wildman Harrold
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP is a 200-lawyer 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.Wildman Harrold’s Los Angeles office also includes industry veterans Ken Suddleson, called the “Dean of Entertainment Law” (THR, Power Lawyers 2007) for his work with A-list clients and as Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman at Paramount Pictures; Carole Handler, known for her landmark work with Marvel Enterprises and Spiderman; former studio head David Ginsberg, Executive Director of the UCLA School of Law’s Entertainment and Media Law and Policy Program; Frederic Bernstein, former President of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Companies; and other counselors and litigators from across the industry including Nancy Derwin-Weiss, named a 2008 Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter, Alan Friel and Dominique Shelton.
