Paul J. Wright

Paul J. Wright OBE (born February 10, 1955) is a California Attorney and English Barrister, specializing in domestic, transactional and litigation matters.

Biography

Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, he studied Law at the University of Buckingham before qualifying as a barrister.

In 1990, Wright was admitted to The State Bar of California and formed Paul J. Wright & Associates, a law firm based in Malibu, California. He has successfully represented many companies and individuals in the business and entertainment communities from the negotiation of many contracts to the protection of intellectual property rights to the successful prosecution of multiple complex business disputes, copyright and trademark infringement actions.

Wright is on the faculty of Touro University California and is the President of the Malibu Bar Association. From 2007 - 2008, Instructor, UCLA Extension, Media Ethics and Psychology & The Law. He is extensively consulted on legal matters and has been a speaker in a number of distinguished international forums.

In the 2014 New Year Honours Wright was awarded the OBE for services to British business interests in the United States.[1]

International Arbitration, Law and Legal Development

In 1994 was certified to arbitrate and mediate international commercial disputes by the International Centers for Arbitration.[2] In 2003, founded the International Mediation and Arbitration Center (IMAC) and was appointed that same year to the ACI (A Commercial Initiative for Dispute Resolution) Panel - London, England. In July 2008, Wright was the sole speaker on “Dispute Resolution in the US” before the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Belfast, Northern Ireland. Then in 2009 founded International Esq to address cutting edge international legal developments. As a result of that successful launch, formed a joint venture and legal series with Daily Variety.

Wright is the former President of the British American Business Council Los Angeles.[3] He currently serves as a board member and on the Digital Media and Law Committees.[4] During his time as President, in 2007 Wright organized and moderated the BABC Transatlantic Conference on the Future of the Entertainment and New Media Industries with fifty-one CEO's, politicians and leading speakers drawn from the US and UK addressing subjects ranging from the Future of the Music Industry to the Future of the Internet to the Future of Television and Film.[5] In 2009, Wright founded International Esq and formed an ongoing joint venture with Daily Variety to address cutting edge international legal developments and provide fully accredited Continuing Legal Education programs. Seminars have included “Celebrity Justice & Media Globalization: Why Hollywood Celebrities Flock to the UK Courts” and “The Music Industry's Response to Piracy: Intervention or Innovation?”

BritWeek

Wright is a Member of the Board of BritWeek, a Los Angeles, California organization focusing on the British contribution to film, fashion and music in Southern California.[6] Wright serves as BritWeek's General Counsel.[7]

TransAtlantic Bridge(The Atlantic Bridge)

In 2010, Wright was appointed to the Board of the TransAtlantic Bridge,[8] founded by the Rt Hon. Liam Fox, MP: Amanda C. Bowman, Chief Executive Officer; Rt Hon. Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, Honorary Patron.

Career

Educational and Professional Background

Professional Appointments

Publications and Presentations

Professional Associations

Order of Chivalry

References

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