Alex Cadena works from the firm's Los Angeles office on copyright, trademark, and other entertainment matters. She has several years' experience in media and creative industries on both coasts. Before joining DWT, she interned with the legal team at the Writers Guild of America West, worked with 20th Television's business affairs team, and launched an independent production company in New York. She is passionate about championing early-career artists and their work.
Alex counsels and litigates a wide range of legal issues for our media and entertainment clients, including copyright and trademark law, First Amendment, defamation, right of publicity, and advertising. Alex's legal experience also extends to litigating on behalf of journalists in both state and federal public records lawsuits. Alex is committed to pro bono and has previously worked as a legal translator and interpreter with the Tahirih Justice Center, Human Rights First, and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND).
Admitted to Practice
- California, 2023
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Education
- J.D., University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2022
- Press Freedom Project, Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic, 2022
- Paul Miller Award, Los Angeles Copyright Society, 2023
- M.B.A., University of California, Irvine, The Paul Merage School of Business, 2022
- B.S., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; Theatre Studies, Yale University, 2017
Languages
- Spanish
Background
- IL Diversity Scholar, 2022; Summer Associate, 2021 – Davis Wright Tremaine, Los Angeles
- Legal Intern, Business Affairs Department, 20th Television, Los Angeles, 2020-2021
- Owner & President, AC Pictures LLC, New York, 2017-present
- Legal Extern, Writers Guild of America West, Los Angeles, 2020
- Research Assistant – International Law, Professor Carrie Menkel-Meadow, University of California, Irvine, 2020-2023
- Researcher – Pro Bono Amicus Brief, Professor Rick Hasen, University of California, Irvine, 2022
- Research Assistant – Copyright Law, Professor R. Anthony Reese, University of California, Irvine, 2020
- Executive Producer, "Narrowsburg," AC Pictures, Amazon Prime, 2019