Jordan Gonzales practices entertainment, reputation, privacy, intellectual property, and business litigation in state and federal courts.
Ms. Gonzales has handled a variety of related complex litigation and transactional matters, and has represented musicians, singers, writers, producers, and directors, among others. In addition, she served on the trial team resulting in a landmark right of publicity jury verdict, with a total judgment of nearly $17 million.
Ms. Gonzales obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, in 2012. There she received the Law & Technology Certificate after successfully completing a concentrated curriculum in intellectual property and technology law. While attending law school, Ms. Gonzales cofounded the Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law, Berkeley Law’s first journal dedicated to the entertainment industry, and served as its first Senior Articles Editor.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
ENTERTAINMENT, REPUTATION, PRIVACY & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION
- Right of Publicity
- Privacy Rights
- Profit Participation, Royalty and Audit Matters
- Copyright
- Trademark
- Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- First Amendment
- Anti-SLAPP
- Internet and New Media
- Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
- Electronic Discovery
GENERAL BUSINESS LITIGATION
- Breach of Contract
- Business Torts, including, Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Constructive Fraud, Tortious Interference with Business Relations, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment, and Professional Negligence
- Unfair Competition and Business Practices
- Trade Secrets
- TRO and Injunction Proceedings
- Electronic Discovery
HONORS
- Named a Super Lawyers Rising Star by Southern California Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business for 2020, 2021 and 2022.
ADMISSIONS
- California (2012)
EDUCATION
- Juris Doctor (2012), University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
- Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society, with a Minor in Spanish (2008), High Honors, University of California, Santa Barbara