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Eric Sefton’s practice focuses on complex entertainment and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on disputes concerning film production and distribution, intellectual property licensing, and investment and cryptocurrency fraud.

Eric has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants at all stages of their cases, from pre-litigation advice through trial and on appeal. Across a wide array of cases, Eric works doggedly to advocate for his clients and advance their interests. 

Eric graduated from UCLA School of Law where he was a Michael T. Masin scholar and co-chair of the Education Rights Clinic. While attending law school, he served as an extern to the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and was an intern with the civil appellate staff at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. 

Prior to attending law school, Eric worked at a financial services company, where he advised corporate clients about debt issuance and management of interest rate risk. 

Clerkships

  • Honorable Ivan L.R. Lemelle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • Honorable Mary Beck Briscoe of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, 2026
    • California, 2017
    • United States District Court for the Central District of California
    • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif)
    • Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2010)
      • History with a secondary concentration in Economics and a Spanish Citation