Caroline M. Korpiel is an Associate in the Firm’s Entertainment practice group.
Caroline assists clients in a wide spectrum of entertainment and intellectual property matters.
Caroline earned her J.D. from UCLA School of Law. As a student, Caroline participated in the Documentary Film Legal Clinic where she advised filmmakers on various intellectual property issues, including fair use, clearance of rights, rights of publicity, and defamation, as well as drafted and negotiated a wide variety of contracts, including agreements to secure content, talent and other personnel. She also served as Submission Editor for the UCLA Entertainment Law Review and volunteered at El Centro Naturalization Clinic where she helped prepare applications for US citizenship.
Prior to moving to the United States, Caroline was a trainee in the Media and Entertainment Department of a prominent law firm in Paris, France where she negotiated and drafted (in both French and English) various contracts regarding production, distribution, and exploitation of feature films, animated and live TV series, music, and documentaries. She is admitted to both the Paris Bar and the California Bar. She is fluent in French.
In her free time, Caroline enjoys going to the movies, baking, and doing yoga.
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Law Section
Member
California State Bar
Member
Awards
J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2020
Masin Family Academic Excellence Silver Award, 2018
Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award, 2018
Dean’s Tuition Fellowship, 2017
Master of Laws, magna cum laude, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris 1, 2015
Master of Laws, magna cum laude, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, 2014
Maitrise en droit (equivalent to Juris Doctor), magna cum laude, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, 2013
March 6, 2024
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to welcome Caroline M. Korpiel as an associate in the Firm’s Entertainment & Media practice group, where she assists clients in a wide spectrum of entertainment and intellectual property matters.
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