Wook Hwang

Wook Hwang is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's New York office.

Areas of Practice

Wook has been recognized as a leading media and entertainment litigator by The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Chambers USA. With a focus on copyright, trademark, false advertising and contract disputes, he represents major motion picture studios, media companies, publishers and brand owners in high-profile litigations across the United States. Clients seek Wook’s counsel for his understanding of complex legal issues affecting the entertainment industry, his ability to develop litigation strategies that lead to cost-efficient results, and a record of winning significant cases in the field. Wook regularly counsels clients on pre-litigation matters, including on rights analyses and copyright termination issues.

In addition to his work in the entertainment industry, Wook has extensive experience litigating high-stakes commercial disputes for clients in a variety of other industry sectors, ranging from financial services institutions to insurers and real estate developers, at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts across the country.

Honors

• Named among “New York’s Top 25 Entertainment Attorneys” by The Hollywood Reporter, 2023
• Named among top entertainment lawyers in Variety's "Legal Impact Report," 2023
• America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in New York Media & Entertainment: Litigation, Chambers USA, 2022-2023
• Media and Entertainment: Litigation, The Legal 500, 2021-2023
• Media and Entertainment: Copyright, The Legal 500, 2022-2023
• “IP Star” in the nationwide copyright law and trademark law categories, Managing IP, 2022
• New York Metro Rising Star in Intellectual Property Litigation, Thomson Reuters, 2013-2017

Media Mentions