Paul N. Sorrell

Paul N. Sorrell

  • Partner

Practice Areas

  • Entertainment Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Real Estate and Construction Defects Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Litigation

 Honors & Awards

  • Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026

Education

  • University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, Los Angeles, California
    • J.D. – 1986
  • Whittier College, Whittier, California
    • B.A. – 1983
    • Honors: Dean’s List
    • Honors: Most Outstanding Scholar-Athlete 1983, Ben Burnett Award – As Most Outstanding Political Science Student
    • Major: Political Science

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1986

Professional Associations

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section
  • Century City Bar Association, Member
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • State Bar of California

Biography

Paul's practice includes all aspects of business litigation including entertainment, real estate and construction defects, and intellectual property disputes. Paul has first-chair trial, arbitration and mediation experience representing clients in significant disputes involving talent, film and television producers, distribution companies, investors, lenders, developers, property owners and other businesses.

Experience / Representative Cases

  • Sybersound Records, Inc. v. UAV Corp., 517 F.3d 1137, 2008
  • A&E Television Networks, LLC v. Pivot Point Entertainment, LLC, 771 F. Supp. 2d 296, 2011

Published Works

  • Attacks on Medical Staff Self-Governance Intensify (Co-Author) Southern California Psychiatrist, Apr, 1989