Adrian F. Vallens
Associate
Adrian Vallens helps media and entertainment companies navigate complex commercial litigation, particularly with respect to copyright and other intellectual property disputes. He is experienced with matters in state and federal courts across the country and has served as a judicial clerk in the Eastern District of New York.
With an expertise in the legal challenges posed by AI-driven content, Adrian has become a go-to advisor for clients with questions about artificial intelligence, and its intersection with copyright and media law.
Adrian also has an active counseling practice, and advises clients on a variety of pre-broadcast issues.
Litigation
Amazon Techs. v. DVD Trade Int'l.
Representing Amazon Technologies in copyright and trademark infringement action against network of websites selling pirated DVDs of Amazon's films and TV series. (C.D. Cal. Ongoing)
Lyga v. Warner Bros. Discovery
Woodland v. Hill
Summit Kaiju v. Legend Pictures
Rose v. Crown Media
Counseling
Pre-broadcast counseling
Provides pre-broadcast and clearance counseling for films, television series, documentaries, comedy shows, and podcasts. Representative projects include: "Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal," "Lessons in Chemistry," "Hijack," "Pop Culture Jeopardy!," "Judy Justice," "Meet Cute," "Crime Nation," "Franklin," "The Studio," and "Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster."
Sports content counseling
Provides advice, including vetting, for documentaries and other projects relating to sports and athletes, including "Court of Gold," "Celtics City," "American Sports Story," "The Fight Life," "Onside: Major League Soccer," and "Gone Before His Time: Kobe Bryant," "Air," among others.
Artificial intelligence advice
Admitted to Practice
- California, 2020
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2021
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2022
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2023
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 2024
Education
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2019, cum laude
- Board Member, Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
- Michigan General Litigation Clinic
- B.A., Government, Claremont McKenna College, 2014, magna cum laude
- Dean's List
Memberships & Affiliations
- Member, Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Bar Association
Background
- Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Los Angeles, 2020-2021
- Judicial Clerk, Hon. Roanne L. Mann, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2019-2020
- Summer Law Clerk, Consumer Law Section, California Department of Justice, Los Angeles, 2018
- Summer Law Clerk, Civil Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, 2017