Caroline Heindel specializes in the areas of entertainment and general commercial litigation. During her career, Ms. Heindel has successfully resolved numerous disputes in state and federal courts and in arbitrations on behalf a wide variety of individual and corporate clients in disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, intellectual property, and fraud.
Clients/Cases include:
Represented international best-selling author Clive Cussler in dispute with Philip Anschutz’s Crusader Entertainment over the motion picture “Sahara.”
Represented Olympic gold medal winner Gail Devers in dispute with publisher and authors of “Game of Shadows” over false statements made about her in the book.
Successfully settled action for wrongful termination and employment discrimination on behalf of motion picture actor and his production company.
Successfully defended owner of television station against claim of breach of fiduciary duty by his co-owner.
Represented Emmy award-winning production designer in contract dispute with his former business partner.
Obtained complete verdict on complaint and cross-complaint as first chair trial counsel on behalf of owner of a commercial office building against a tenant.
EDUCATION
JD, cum laude, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Order of the Coif, 1997
BS, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 1987
AFFILIATIONS
Lecturer In Law, USC Gould School of Law, Legal Writing and Advocacy, August 2010
Volunteer Attorney, Alliance for Children’s Rights’ adoption finalization program
Member, Board of Directors, Inner City Law Center
Coordinator of Greenberg Glusker’s foster care benefits program in connection with the Alliance for Children’s Rights
PRACTICE AREAS
General Commercial Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Entertainment Litigation Private Client Services