William Wardlow

Wardlow Law represents individuals and businesses with intellectual property and business needs, as well as entertainment law, publishing, royalties, and litigation. Over the last 21 years, Wardlow Law has helped countless businesses and individuals protect their valuable creative assets, negotiate agreements, stop infringement, recover money for damages, obtain injunctive relief to prevent future injury, and oppose questionable lawsuits. --- Mr. Wardlow first worked at top Hollywood law firm, Codikow, Carroll, Guido & Groffman, for clients including records labels, publishing companies, and artists such as Jay-Z, Dave Matthews Band, William S. Burroughs, Natalie Merchant, Blondie, and countless others. Wardlow then opened a private practice in San Diego focusing on Intellectual Property, Business Law, and Consumer Protection. A Bend, Oregon resident since 2005, Wardlow counsels startups, partnerships, corporations, non-profit companies, and individuals on a wide range of legal issues, including intellectual property licensing and protection, business and real estate transactions, contract negotiation, arbitration and mediation, regulatory compliance, employment law, administrative law, and civil litigation. Recent highlights include a successful 4-week jury trial before Judge Gonzalo Curiel involving complex trade secret, employment, and Oracle software issues. Bar Admissions • State Bar of Oregon • State Bar of California • United States Ninth Circuit, District of Oregon • United States Ninth Circuit, Central District of California • United States Ninth Circuit, Southern District of California