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Justin R. Trauben

Associate
  • (310) 856-9705
  • jtrauben@singhtraubenlaw.com

Practice Areas

Entertainment
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Litigation
Business Litigation
Media & Advertising

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Justin Trauben is an associate at Singh, Singh & Trauben, LLP and focuses on all areas of intellectual property disputes, including trade secret, copyright and trademark infringement, as well as general and complex, high-stakes business disputes, including entertainment, new media and technology. Mr. Trauben’s diverse litigation practice has allowed him to represent plaintiffs and defendants in the technology, software, manufacturing, entertainment, and retail industries. Mr. Trauben has successfully prosecuted and defended, among others, claims for copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, fraud, false advertising, unfair competition, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties and defamation.

Mr. Trauben regularly assists clients in a variety of entertainment-related matters, including clearance and vetting, copyright, titles, trademark and E&O insurance. Mr. Trauben maintains experience with complex transactions such as film acquisition and distribution agreements, co-production and co-financing agreements, and private equity investments. Mr. Trauben’s ability to counsel creative people in a balanced and effective way is informed by his entertainment background, just as his company side remains practical and flexible as a result of his on-going contact with individual filmmakers and musicians.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Trauben embarked on his career in the entertainment industry when he co-founded, produced and directed a new media entertainment travel program devoted to sharing the cross-cultural experience of world travel. Sponsored by, among others, the Lonely Planet, Naneu Pro, Travelpod.com, and Gregory Mountain Products, Mr. Trauben’s travel entertainment company published online videos, pictures and text to a large viewing community, additionally maintaining exposure in online and print media.

Mr. Trauben received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was a member of the San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law. Mr. Trauben also served as the President of the Environmental Law Society, whereby he assisted with administering USD’s Annual Climate & Energy Law Symposium. Mr. Trauben earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW

2011

CALIFORNIA

EDUCATION

2010

SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW

Juris Doctor

2005

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor

Bachelor of Arts

PUBLICATIONS

First Amendment Conundrums as Public Courts SLAPP Private Contracts – Should Courts Use Anti-SLAPP Statutes to Void Contractual Restrictions on Speech? It’s Complicated. University of Southern California Entertainment Law Spotlight, co-authorized with Michael A. Trauben (September 2017)

Where There Are River Crabs, There Are Grass-Mud Horses: Censorship Subversion In The People’s Republic of China, Folsom’s International Business Transactions, 3d, 2011-2012 ed.