Litigation: Trial Lawyers
USA - Nationwide
2 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Ekwan E. Rhow
USA 2026
Ranked in 2 practice areas
About
Provided by Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP
USA
Practice Areas
High-Stakes Trials, General Commercial Litigation, Class Action Defense, Entertainment
Career
Expertise in trial work and has first-chaired over 30 lawsuits that reached final verdict or judgment, covering a diverse set of industries including healthcare, technology, banking, and entertainment. Represents Fortune 500 companies, international conglomerates, and notable Hollywood financiers and production companies. Jury trial experience covers a broad range of business-related issues including finance, contracts, securities, intellectual property, and real estate. Significant facet of law practice involves the defense of companies against class action lawsuits.
Professional Memberships
American College of Trial Lawyers, US-Korea Law Foundation, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, Network of Korean American Leaders (NETKAL)
Publications
Featured, “Settlement of TikTok class action lawsuit led by a Korean lawyer,” Korea Daily, March 2021
Featured, “Lawsuit against ‘TikTok’ for unauthorized collection of user information, Korean lawyer obtained $90 million,” The Korea Times, March 2021
Interviewee, “Trial Pros: Bird Marella’s Ekwan Rhow,” Law360, March 2016
Interviewee, “Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Bird Marella’s Ekwan Rhow,” Law360, February 2015
Awards
Fellow
American College of Trial Lawyers
2018
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Chambers Guide to the USA
Litigation: Trial Lawyers - USA - Nationwide
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Ekwan Rhow is a sought-after trial lawyer with experience representing corporates across the automotive, tech and media and entertainment industries, among others. He is a named partner at Bird Marella based in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Litigation: General Commercial - California
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Ekwan is a top-notch trial lawyer for highly sophisticated and complex matters, and he reliably wins jury trials.
Litigation: Trial LawyersChambers Guide to the USAEkwan is a paragon of a trial lawyer and has a good sense of how a common person in a jury perceives a case.
Litigation: Trial LawyersChambers Guide to the USAEkwan is very competent with convincing the jury.
Litigation: Trial LawyersChambers Guide to the USAEkwan is indefatigable in terms of his work ethic. He has a great reservoir of common sense, and connects respectfully with judges and jurors.
Litigation: Trial LawyersChambers Guide to the USAEkwan is one of the top trial lawyers in the nation. He constantly gets amazing results.
Litigation: Trial LawyersChambers Guide to the USAHe is an excellent lawyer and business adviser.
Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
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California
Ekwan E. Rhow
Litigation: General Commercial
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Paul S Chan
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Mark T. Drooks
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Timothy B Yoo
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Benjamin N. Gluck
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Gary S. Lincenberg
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Ariel A. Neuman
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Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk
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John V. Berlinski
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Ronald J. Nessim
Media & Entertainment: Litigation
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Julia Cherlow
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USA - Nationwide
Mark T. Drooks
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Sharon Mayer
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