Enrique Lopez focuses his practice on general civil and commercial litigation, including automobile liability, premises liability, personal injury, and business and real estate matters. He handles cases from initial evaluation through discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation, with experience conducting legal research, managing written discovery, and preparing and arguing motions.
Enrique also has experience in intellectual property practice, including trademark and copyright litigation in federal court and trademark proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Drawing on a long-standing interest in the entertainment industry and creative communities, he also has experience with talent agreements and rights clearance matters.
Before joining Wilson Elser, Enrique practiced at another national insurance defense firm. Before entering the legal profession, he worked in higher education at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he helped administer two of the university’s largest undergraduate scholarship programs for talented, first-generation students. As a first-generation attorney, Enrique brings a personal appreciation for the role education can play in expanding professional opportunities.
- Southwestern Law School (J.D., 2024)
- Concentration in Entertainment and Media Law
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Advanced Legal Writing
- Best Brief Writer Award: Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills (LAWS) II
- Top Grade Award: Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills (LAWS) I
- Southwestern Law School Alumni Association Scholarship
- Columbia University (M.A. Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2017)
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) National Scholar, Coca-Cola For The Dream
- Manhattanville University (B.A., 2012)
- California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Judge Paul R. Michel Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
- Spanish