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Media & Entertainment: Litigation

California

12 Years Ranked

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Provided by Kelly Klaus

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Kelly Klaus is a litigation partner in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices of Munger, Tolles & Olson.

Mr. Klaus's practice is focused on copyright and related litigation, including antitrust and class action litigation. He has represented the major motion picture studios, the major recorded music companies and many other entities in some of their highest-profile litigation matters in recent years. In addition to litigating, Mr. Klaus regularly counsels clients on copyright, software licensing and other intellectual property issues.

The Daily Journal has named Mr. Klaus among the leading intellectual property lawyers in California for the last seven years. In 2017, Mr. Klaus was recognized among the Most Influential Intellectual Property Lawyers by the Los Angeles Business Journal and as a Media & Entertainment MVP by Law360. Mr. Klaus was named one of Hollywood's top 100 lawyers in The Hollywood Reporter's "Power Lawyers" report in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. Mr. Klaus was also recognized among the top attorneys in the entertainment business in Variety's 2018 Legal Impact Report.

Actively engaged in the copyright community, Mr. Klaus is a member of the Los Angeles Copyright Society, the Copyright Society of the United States, the Copyright Alliance's Legal Advisory Board and the USC Intellectual Property Institute's Planning Committee.

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Media & Entertainment: Litigation - California

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Individual Editorial

Kelly Klaus is a highly respected litigator with extensive expertise in copyright matters. He regularly acts for leading entertainment companies, including major motion picture studios.


Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - California

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Individual Editorial
Kelly Klaus is considered a go-to copyright litigator by a host of major media and entertainment industry clients.

Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright - USA - Nationwide

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Individual Editorial

Kelly Klaus has well-established reputation representing large studios and media companies in novel and important copyright disputes.

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