Judith M. Sasaki

Judith M. Sasaki joined Coleman & Horowitt, LLP in 2011. Prior to joining the firm, she was the managing partner of the Los Angeles firm, Simke, Chodos & Sasaki for eight years. She was also previously associated with the international firm Proskauer Rose, LLP. Judith’s practice has encompassed a broad range of entertainment industry clients. She has handled matters involving intellectual property, contract, partnership, marketing, trademark, professional liability, employment law, and motion picture distribution. She has a smart, commercial, and practical win-win approach to business litigation. Judith has handled numerous court and jury trials as well as mediations and arbitrations. She has regularly represented clients before the Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) and the International Chamber of Commerce for entertainment related arbitrations. In addition, Judith frequently serves as a speaker for continuing legal education services, including The Rutter Group, on topics relating to trial practice. Judith works primarily out of the Firm’s Los Angeles office. Awards and Honors Honors Life Saver Award, Lymphoma Research Foundation of America, 2000 University of Hawaii Law Review, 1983-85; Articles Editor, Commencement Speaker (Class Representative), 1983 - 1985 University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law, 1985; Law Clerk for Judge John Burns, Chief Judge

• Partner

• Judge John Burns, Chief Judge Intermediate Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1985

• Speaker, The Rutter Group, 2013-2014, 2016
• “Evidence From the Experts” seminar presented by the California Judges Association and the Rutter Group in January 2011

• Andreas Carlsson Productions, AB v. Wild (United States District Court, Central District of California)
• Harvard Lampoon, Inc. v. National Lampoon, Inc. (American Arbitration Association)
• Pomposo v. Pomposo (Los Angeles Superior Court)
• Kidd v. Hollywood Beverly Christian Church (Los Angeles Superior Court)

• Arbitrator, Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)
• General Counsel, Coalition of Asian Pacific Entertainers (CAPE)

• California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California

• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Asian-American Bar Assn.
• American Bar Assn.
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Arbitrator, Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)