Coyoca, Lucia
Partner
Entertainment Litigation (Chair)
Intellectual Property & Technology
Labor & Employment
Litigation
Legal Expertise
Extensive jury and bench trial, arbitration, and mediation experience.
Broad entertainment industry experience, including film investment disputes, accounting disputes as to sales of films and syndicated television programming, "back-end" contingent compensation claims, copyright, idea submission and other intellectual property claims.
Insurance industry expertise focused on the representation of insured clients in disputes over coverage for employment, media & film production claims, securities, and business interruption claims. Also represented California Insurance Commissioner in matters involving conservation of insolvent insurers.
Represent employers in a wide range of employment disputes, including wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, trade secret/unfair competition cases and other administrative matters.
Industry Focus
Entertainment and insurance industries
Key Professional Accomplishments
* Ongoing representation of motion picture financiers and investors in connection with a number of film financing disputes.
* Successfully defended a large national clothing manufacturer in several high-profile employment related claims.
* Successfully resolved claims asserted by motion picture celebrities for alleged misappropriation of name, likeness, and image.
* Represented prevailing party in three Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) arbitrations for film production and distribution companies concerning film and television distribution agreements.
Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations
* Diversity Committee, Managing Partners Roundtable
* Co-Chair, Woman Advocate Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation
* California State Bar Committee on Status of Diversity in the Profession
* Former Member, Board of Directors, Public Counsel
* Former Member, Board of Directors, Legal Momentum (formerly known as NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund)
Court Admissions
* California
* USDC, Central District of California
* U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education
University of California Davis School of Law, J.D., 1986
Univeristy of California Los Angeles, B.A., 1983
