Nicholas M. Medellin

Nicholas advocates for businesses and individuals navigating complex disputes particularly pertaining to entertainment, intellectual property, and employment.  Additionally, he represents a range of businesses in general commercial disputes such as breaches of contract, business torts, and partnership disagreements.  Beyond litigation, Nicholas advises artists and creatives in transactional matters, with a focus on music.  Prior to joining Frankfurt Kurnit, Nicholas worked both for the in-house business and legal affairs department at a major studio and on the creative side of television production.

Nicholas earned his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (now University of California College of the Law, San Francisco).  As a law student, Nicholas was the president of OUTlaw, where he co-founded the Transgender Name and Gender Marker Change Clinic, a San Francisco pro bono clinic that provides legal services to transgender and nonbinary communities.  Nicholas was also student of the year for the top-ranked moot court team in the country and senior editor of the Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, where he published a note entitled “Reinventing the Silver Screen . . . Again: the Copyright Licensing Implications of Using Video Game Technology for Virtual Production on Film and TV Sets.”

Nicholas is a member of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, and the Judge Paul R. Michel IP Inn of Court.  He is admitted to practice in California.