Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan’s practice focuses on complex, high-stakes litigation in the areas of technology, privacy, intellectual property, and entertainment.

Tom has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts around the country. 

A significant part of Tom's practice focuses on privacy law.  In addition to being a seasoned litigator, Tom is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), and served as Data Protection Officer and Privacy Counsel for a major trade association.  Tom represents both plaintiffs and defendants in privacy class actions and privacy-focused litigation.  Tom also provides pre-litigation counseling on privacy issues, and speaks and publishes regularly on compliance and enforcement under U.S. and international privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CPPA/CPRA), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

Tom also has extensive copyright and trademark experience.  He's prevailed against the Estate of William Faulkner in a copyright case in Mississippi against Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, and against famed New Orleans musician Paul Batiste in multiple copyright claims against Grammy-winning recording artist T-Pain in Louisiana.  He's won dismissal of Viacom International from a trademark case by Gibson Guitars, and summary judgment for David Guetta for The Black Eyed Peas' Grammy-winning I Gotta Feeling. Tom has represented Google in the groundbreaking lawsuit by Perfect 10, establishing Google's eligibility for multiple safe harbors against money damages under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.  Tom also currently represents Pop Mart in litigation against 7-Eleven for infringement of its trademarks and other IP in the popular Labubu character and dolls. 

Tom's practice has included multiple other areas of litigation, including false advertising, trade secrets, white collar crime, trusts and estates, internal investigations, and appeals.

Before joining Quinn Emanuel, Tom served as law clerk to the Hon. Milan D. Smith, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.