Nicholas A. Kurtz joined DGW as an associate in March 2010. Nick is a welcome addition to DGW's growing entertainment law practice area. Prior to joining the firm, Nick was a senior associate at a boutique litigation firm in Beverly Hills. There he specialized in entertainment, class actions, and complex business litigation matters and was selected for inclusion as a Rising Star in the 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers.

For example, Nick led the prosecution of federal class actions against the talent unions related to unpaid foreign levy monies (Richert et al. v. WGA; Webb v. DGA; Osmond v. SAG) and was awarded Rule 11 sanctions in securing the dismissal of a corporate defendant related to the promotional campaign of former Beach Boys artist Brian Wilson in a British newspaper. Nick also participated in arbitration cases, including against Marvel for credits on the films Ironman and The Incredible Hulk and the musical band Augustana for unpaid commissions, and previously handled intellectual property and corporate matters for the Academy of Country Music.

Nick earned a B.A. in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government from American University in Washington, DC where he was a Presidential Scholarship recipient and a member of the School of Public Affairs Leadership Program and nationally ranked Division I varsity soccer team. He earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, where he served as the Chief Research Editor on the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review and garnered a First Honors Award in his Title IX Seminar course.