Julia B. Cherlow

Entertainment Litigation

Trial counsel for Plaintiffs in Hanzer Holdings et al. v. CBS Studios, a breach of contract suit against CBS Studios for failing to pay Plaintiffs a package commission in the 2016 MacGyver spinoff.

Trial counsel for the creator of an extraordinarily successful television series in a profit participation arbitration against one of the largest television studios in Hollywood.

Successfully represented intellectual property rights holder in resolution of a $60M motion picture financing dispute.

Successfully represented creator and producer of highly successful television series in resolution of multimillion-dollar disputes against distributors.

Successfully represented writer and co-creator of television series in resolution of dispute over underlying rights to source material for the series.

General Complex Commercial Litigation

Won complete defense verdict for FIGS in false advertising case after four years of high-profile and hard-fought litigation, a three-week federal jury trial, and less than one day of deliberations. FIGS, a publicly traded DTC company that has revolutionized the medical apparel industry, had been sued by industry leader Strategic Partners, Inc. based on alleged claims for false advertising, violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, and other related torts and claimed damages exceeding $200 million.

Successfully represented mobile virtual network provider in obtaining a dismissal without leave to amend of federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) allegations threatening close to a half-billion dollars in damages.

Successfully represented consortium of investors in resolution of a novel block-chain currency dispute.

Successfully overturned adverse arbitration award against client who had been represented by prior counsel. Result for client improved after opponent appealed. Rice v. Downs, 247 Cal. App. 4th 1213 (2016) (review denied).

• Co-Author, “Profit Participation Claims,” Entertainment Law & Litigation, Chapter 7, LexisNexis, 2023-2024
• Co-Author, “The Application Of Sales Comparison Affiliate Transaction Provisions To New, In-House Streaming Transactions Involving Historical Television Programs, And Their Impact On Profit Participants,” UCLA Entertainment Law Review, June 2021
• Author, “May It Please the Court: Best Practices for a Young Attorney Taking the Podium,” American Bar Association, December 2020
• Co-Author, “HP’s Long, Winding Road to Face a Nationwide Class,” Daily Journal, August 2015
• Author, “Free Speech in Gotham: First Amendment Protects Warner Bros. Against Trademark Claims Based on Fictional Software in Dark Knight Rises,” MLRC MediaLawLetter, June 2013
• Author, “Developing Corporate Human Rights Policies: The Role of Legal Counsel,” United Nations Global Compact Human Rights Working Group, December 2012
• Author, “Litigation Globalization: Trends in Global Securities Litigation One Year After Morrison,” The California International Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 3 & 4, Winter 2012