Biography

Kanika Corley, an associate in the Los Angeles office, represents major media, entertainment and advertising entities.  Ms. Corley focuses her practice on copyright and trademark infringement litigation.  She has experience negotiating and drafting intellectual property agreements, as well as registering, policing and protecting trademarks and copyrights. 

In addition to litigating copyright and trademark infringement cases, she has experience litigating general business disputes involving breach of contract, interference with contractual relations and prospective business advantage, defamation, false advertising and other forms of unfair competition. She also represents and advises entertainers and athletes in entertainment business, technologies and related issues involving the music, wireless and online industries, as well as counseling North American nonprofit organization clients.

Affiliations, Activities and Accomplishments

Ms. Corley is an active member of Sedgwick’s Los Angeles Office Diversity Subcommittee and the Los Angeles Office Women’s Forum Subcommittee. Ms. Corley is also an active member of the American Bar Association, a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Business and Entertainment Law sections, and a member of Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association. In addition, Ms. Corley serves as a board member for GirlTrek, a national nonprofit organization and student-led campaign with the goal of building healthier communities.

Presentations & Publications

Ms. Corley is a frequent writer on issues relating to media, entertainment and technology, and her articles have been published in Daily Journal and the American Bar Association’s ABA/TIPS Media, Privacy, & Defamation Law Committee Newsletter. 

Some of Ms. Corley’s presentations and publications include:

• Co-author, “Defining Liability for Likeness of Athlete Avatars in Video Games,” Los Angeles Lawyer, (May 2011).
• Co-author, “Verizon-Google’s Proposal to Limit Net Neutrality Will Hurt Consumers,” Daily Journal, (September 2010).
• Co-author, “Net Neutrality: Opposing Sides Divided Over Meaning, Impact - Part 2,” San Francisco Daily Journal, (June 2010).
• Co-author, “Net Neutrality: Opposing Sides Divided Over Meaning, Impact - Part 1,” San Francisco Daily Journal, (June 2010).
• Author, “Who Ever Said It Pays to Be a 'RocknRolla'?” Sedgwick's Media Law Bulletin. (April 2009).
• Author, “An Economic Evaluation of the European Commission's Proposal to Extend Copyright Terms,” ABA/TIPS Media, Privacy, & Defamation Law Committee Newsletter, (April 2009).
• Moderator, "Women in Products Liability," ABA Young Lawyer's Panel, New Orleans, LA. (October 2007).
• Co-author, "Recovering Medical Costs: Who Gets the Benefit for Write-Offs by Medical Providers?" ABA Products Liability Newsletter, Volume 18, Issue 2 (2007).
• Co-author, "The Restatement (Third): An Update," Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Seminar (Fall 2005).
• Co-author, "The Importance of Discovery and Document Retention," eMMPowering Professionals, Morris Polich & Purdy, LLP's Professional Liability Newsletter (2004).