Tom Nolan

Tom is Of Counsel in the firm's Los Angeles Office.  His practice focuses on complex, high-stakes litigation in the areas of technology, intellectual property, entertainment, and privacy.

Tom has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts around the country.  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.  And at the Motion Picture Association, Tom sheparded multiple eight-figure, precedent-setting victories against new and novel piracy operations, and also worked collaboratively across the table with Internet infrastructure providers to establish common goals, common ground, and mutually beneficial solutions. 

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

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 for a major trade association.  Tom represents both plaintiffs and defendants in privacy litigation, and also advises major corporations on privacy issues under developing privacy laws in the U.S. and abroad. 

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.