Biography
Judith M. Sasaki joined Coleman & Horowitt, LLP in 2011. Prior to joining the firm, she was the managing partner of the Los Angeles firm, Simke, Chodos & Sasaki for eight years. She was also previously associated with the international firm Proskauer Rose, LLP.
Judith’s practice has encompassed a broad range of entertainment industry clients. She has handled matters involving intellectual property, contract, partnership, marketing, trademark, professional liability, employment law, and motion picture distribution. She has a smart, commercial, and practical win-win approach to business litigation. Judith has handled numerous court and jury trials as well as mediations and arbitrations. She has regularly represented clients before the Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) and the International Chamber of Commerce for entertainment related arbitrations. In addition, Judith frequently serves as a speaker for continuing legal education services, including The Rutter Group, on topics relating to trial practice. Judith works primarily out of the Firm’s Los Angeles office.
Practice Areas
- Construction Law
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment Law
- Litigation
- Real Estate
Education
- University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii
- J.D.
- Honors: Commencement Speaker (Class Representative) University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law, 1985
- University of Hawaii
- B.A.
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
Professional Associations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Asian-American Bar Assn.
- American Bar Assn.
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Arbitrator, Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)
Classes & Seminars
- Speaker, The Rutter Group, 2013-2014, 2016
- “Evidence From the Experts” seminar presented by the California Judges Association and the Rutter Group in January 2011
Representative Cases
- Andreas Carlsson Productions, AB v. Wild (United States District Court, Central District of California)
- Harvard Lampoon, Inc. v. National Lampoon, Inc. (American Arbitration Association)
- Pomposo v. Pomposo (Los Angeles Superior Court)
- Kidd v. Hollywood Beverly Christian Church (Los Angeles Superior Court)
Honors
- Life Saver Award, Lymphoma Research Foundation of America, 2000
- University of Hawaii Law Review, 1983-85; Articles Editor, Commencement Speaker (Class Representative)
- University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law, 1985; Law Clerk for Judge John Burns, Chief Judge
Past Positions
- Judge John Burns, Chief Judge Intermediate Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1985
Pro-Bono Activities
- Arbitrator, Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)
- General Counsel, Coalition of Asian Pacific Entertainers (CAPE)