John Tehranian

John Tehranian is the Irwin R. Buchalter Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School and the Bierderman Entertainment and Media Law Institute in Los Angeles, California. He is also a founding partner of One LLP, an entertainment and intellectual property firm in Southern California known for handling high-profile copyright infringement litigation. In the course of his legal practice, Tehranian has represented clients in a wide range of cases, from the alleged infringement of Winston Churchill's speeches, an ownership dispute over the recording of Jimi Hendrix's last major concert, and publicity rights over the images of Bette Davis and Bettie Page to fair use rights to Britney Spears photographs, remake rights to a Jules Verne novel and political parody rights to a Don Henley classic. Tehranian has previously served as Professor of Law at the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, and as Visiting Professor of Law at Loyola Law School. A graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, he is the author of numerous articles on the interface between law and culture, with a particular focus on issues of intellectual property, entertainment, and civil rights. He is also the author of the book Whitewashed (New York University Press, 2009).