Timothy Yoo, Partner at Bird Marella

Today, my guest is Timothy Yoo, a Partner at Bird Marella who is a go-to first-chair trial lawyer specializing in technology and intellectual property disputes. In both 2022 and 2023, the Daily Journal identified Timothy as one of the “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers” in California. He has also been recognized as an “Intellectual Property Trailblazer” in the U.S. by the National Law Journal. Additionally, in 2023, he was recognized by the Century City Bar Association in Los Angeles as its “Trial Lawyer of the Year.”

Before joining Bird Marella, Timothy spent two years as the head of international disputes for Korea’s largest entertainment and media conglomerate, CJ Entertainment & Media, in Seoul, Korea. Based on that experience, Timothy currently represents global K-pop stars BTS and their record label, HYBE, as well as Kakao Entertainment, TV Chosun Corp., MBC, NHN Bugs, and others in copyright matters. Timothy holds a JD from University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a BS from the California Institute of Technology.