Kenneth M. Trujillo-Jamison

Kenneth Trujillo-Jamison uses his sharply honed analytical and strategic skills to efficiently handle his clients’ most complex and challenging matters. Having spent time on secondment at Mattel, Inc., Kenneth knows the importance of aligning litigation strategy with his clients’ business objectives. Kenneth has been recognized as “One to Watch” in the 2021 and 2022 editions of Best Lawyers and a SuperLawyers Rising Star for 2021, and has been selected to The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 List.

Kenneth’s successes in the courtroom abound. As but one example, as a member of AbbVie’s 100%-diverse trial team in “one of the five big healthcare lawsuits” of 2020, Kenneth helped convince the Delaware Chancery Court to find Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. liable for breach of contract. At trial, Kenneth examined and defended multiple expert witnesses.

Kenneth also has deep experience litigating entertainment matters. In cases involving the motion picture “Inside Out,” for example, Kenneth helped convince two district court judges to dismiss plaintiffs’ copyright infringement claims at the pleading stage, ending those matters before discovery. (Both wins were later affirmed by the Ninth Circuit, one in a published opinion.) Kenneth is currently defending Disney and Pixar in a copyright infringement case involving the film “Moana,” as well as a prominent portrait photographer in a right-of-publicity case brought by the rapper Jay-Z.

Kenneth also has experience in consumer class actions. He has, for example, represented Procter & Gamble in a dispute involving claims of unfair and deceptive labelling for a popular body wash product, and Mattel and Fisher-Price in false advertising cases involving a popular infant product. Kenneth also has experience counseling Southern California Gas Company on regulatory issues before the California Public Utilities Commission.

Aside from his practice, Kenneth is a leader in the Los Angeles legal community. He is a past president and current board member of the Housing Rights Center, Los Angeles’ largest public interest law organization dedicated to enforcing fair housing laws. He is also a board member of Inner City Law Center, which works to end the homelessness crisis by providing free legal services to the poorest and most vulnerable residents of Los Angeles.

Kenneth is also active in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal community. He is a member of the California Minority Counsel Program’s Ambassadors Council, and he served on the California Minority Counsel Program’s 2019 Annual Business Conference Planning Committee. Kenneth is also a 2018 Pathfinder in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity program.

Prior to joining Willenken, Kenneth practiced at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. He also served as a law clerk for The Honorable Judge Paul J. Watford of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In his time away from the law, Kenneth enjoys listening to podcasts and spending time with his wife and his two young children.