Overview
Michael Cheiken is an associate in AALRR’s Commercial and Complex Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Cheiken represents businesses and individuals in a broad range of disputes including matters involving intellectual property, contracts, business torts, defamation and other reputational harms, real property, and wills and trusts. He works closely with clients to understand both their legal and practical objectives, develop strategy, and navigate disputes from their inception through to resolution.
Mr. Cheiken brings a particular focus to intellectual property, media, and entertainment matters. His litigation experience includes disputes regarding intellectual property ownership and defamation, and his broader background in trademark, copyright, and entertainment law allows him to assist clients with issues involving brands, creative works, media, reputation, and other intellectual-property interests. This includes work on litigation matters at a triple-A video game company and hands-on experience counseling student-athletes through UCLA School of Law’s Name, Image & Likeness Clinic.
Prior to joining AALRR, Michael worked as a law clerk at both the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. Michael earned his juris doctor from UCLA School of Law with a specialization in Media, Entertainment, Technology, and Sports. While in law school, Michael was a Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review, a legal research and writing mentor for first-year law students, and a Clinician for the Name, Image & Likeness Clinic.
Honors & Recognitions
University of California Los Angeles
- UCLA Law Review, Managing Editor