Kanika Corley | Los Angeles Intellectual Property Lawyer

Kanika Corley

Kanika Corley

Experience: 23 years
Language(s): English

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About Kanika

Kanika Corley is a business and entertainment transactional and litigation attorney. Kanika is based in the Los Angeles office, with a practice that covers all aspects of transactions and disputes in general business, music, live entertainment, multimedia, sports and hospitality industries. She focuses her practice on all aspects of corporate law and intellectual property as relates to copyright, trademark, rights of privacy and data security and protection.  

Over the years, Kanika’s clients have included: entertainment companies, fashion brands, wine manufacturers, insurance companies, boutique hotels, advertising agencies, athletes and emerging technology companies.  For her clients, Kanika delivers strategic counsel across a range of areas, including:

•        Drafting and negotiating contracts and agreements
•        Advising on deal terms and structures
•        Conducting due diligence in advance of acquisitions
•        Assisting in dispute resolution
•        Managing rights acquisitions
•        Advising on general corporate governance
•        Defending her clients upon receipt of a lawsuit, in trial and on appeal

In addition to representing her clients, Kanika is heavily involved in the legal community as a frequent author and speaker.

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Experience

Attorney

Sedgwick LLP

06/2007 - Present

Los Angeles, CA

Admission

Verified State Bar of California, USDC Norther, Eastern, Central, Southern Dists. of CA; Eastern Dist. of Louisiana; 9th Cir. US Ct of Appeals

2002-present

Education

USC Gould School of Law

Masters of Law and Certificate in Business Law

2015

University of San Diego, Warren School of Law

JD

2002

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • The Recording Academy; California Lawyers for the Arts; American Bar Association: Member of Business Law Section and Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
Honors / Awards
  • Southern California Rising Star
    2012-2015

Notable Work

Publications

* Author, “Music Rights for Use in Film Festival Submissions,” Sedgwick’s Media Law Bulletin and Live Entertainment News (October ).

2015


* Author, “Bad Sportsmanship or Breach of Duty to Disclose?” Law360 (May ).

2015


v Panelist, “Women of Color in Private Practice,” Southwestern University Law School (October 7, ).

2014


* Speaker, “Getting It Right with Your Live Performance,” California Lawyers for the Arts Workshop (October 1, ).

2014


* Panelist, “Getting it Right with Your Live Performance Agreements & Copyright Law,” California Lawyers for the Arts, (October ).

2014


* Panelist, “Cultural Norms and Networking,” Southwestern Law School (October ).

2014


* Author, “Regulatory Issues in Layaway Ticket Sales,” Sedgwick’s Live Entertainment News (July ).

2014


* Co-author, “Why It's So Hard to Get the Law to Protect a Good Joke,” The Hollywood Reporter, (June ).

2014


* Co-author, “Defining Liability for the Use of a Comedian’s Material,” Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, (June ).

2014


* Co-author, “The Renaissance of Function and its Impact on Inspired Copying,” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, (October/November ).

2013


* Authored Publication cited within Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc., et al, WL317 (C.A. 3rd N.J.) at 20.

2013 / 2161


* Panelist, “Likeness is in the Eye of the Beholder,” The John Marshall Law School Fashion and Design Law Symposium, (April ).

2013 / 2013


* Panelist, “Right of Publicity in the Context of NCAA vs. EA Sports,” Loyola Law School Entertainment & Media Law Institute’s Entertainment Law and Litigation Symposium, (November ).

2012


* Co-author, “The Battle for Linsanity – Lessons Learned from a Young Star’s Rise and ... Injury,” The Real Athlete Blog, AccessAthletes.com, (April ).

2012


* Author, “Maximizing the Benefits of Running a Nonprofit Organization While Minimizing Risks Is Crucial to the Athlete’s Success,” The Real Athlete Blog, AccessAthletes.com, (October ).

2011


* Authored Publication cited within Hart v. Electronic Arts, Inc., et al, 808 F.Supp.2d 757 (D. New Jersey ), 774 at FN17, 783.

2011


* Author, “Why Is My Trademark Limited?” The Real Athlete Blog, AccessAthletes.com, (September ).

2011


* Author, “As a Pro, You Created a Brand; Now, Protect It!” The Real Athlete Blog, AccessAthletes.com, (July ); featured in The Sports PR Blog’s Best of the Web (July ); reprinted in Sedgwick’s Live Entertainment Newsletter, (September ).

2011 / 2011 / 2011


* Co-author, “Defining Liability for Likeness of Athlete Avatars in Video Games,” Los Angeles Lawyer, (May ).

2011


* Co-author, “Verizon-Google’s Proposal to Limit Net Neutrality Will Hurt Consumers,” Daily Journal, (September ).

2010


* Co-Author, “Net Neutrality: Opposing Sides Divided Over Meaning, Impact – Part 2,” San Francisco Daily Journal, (June ).

2010


* Co-Author, “Net Neutrality: Opposing Sides Divided Over Meaning, Impact – Part 1,” San Francisco Daily Journal, (June ).

2010


* Author, “Who Ever Said It Pays to Be a ‘RocknRolla’?” Sedgwick’s Media Law Bulletin. (April ).

2009


* Author, “An Economic Evaluation of the European Commission’s Proposal to Extend Copyright Terms,” ABA/TIPS Media, Privacy, & Defamation Law Committee Newsletter, (April ).

2009


* Moderator, “Women in Products Liability,” ABA Young Lawyer’s Panel, New Orleans, LA. (October ).

2007

Sedgwick LLP Highlights

Other, Real Estate, International, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Business, Antitrust, Unfair Competition, Employee Rights, Labor Law

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