Evan N. Spiegel

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Evan N. Spiegel: Attorney with Singer Weinsten Wolf & Jonelis LLP (formerly Lavely & Singer PC)
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Evan N. Spiegel is a partner with Singer Weinsten Wolf & Jonelis LLP (formerly Lavely & Singer - renamed in 2026), one of the world's premier talent-side entertainment litigation firms.

Evan Spiegel provides legal representation in California for a variety of different issues, with his and his firm's practice encompassing Entertainment & Sports issues and business litigation in State and Federal Courts, including intellectual property, copyright and trademark litigation, media law, right of publicity and privacy law, defamation, contract disputes, business torts, and in matters before specialized tribunals such as the California Labor Commissioner proceedings. Mr. Spiegel's practice emphasizes privacy rights protection, cyber-law, celebrity and public figure online rights protection (including right of publicity and privacy protection, social media platform violations and fraud, copyright violations, cyber-exploitation protection, and Internet-domain name law), talent-side endorsement agreements, non-disclosure agreement and employer release agreements. The clients Mr. Spiegel has represented include an array of Hollywood's most famous, celebrated and prestigious actors, producers, directors, writers, recording artists and other individuals and entities in and affiliated with the entertainment industry.

After completing undergraduate studies at University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A. Honors, Law & Society, 1993), Evan Spiegel attended and graduated in 1998 from University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1998). He was admitted to the practice of law in 1998. Mr. Spiegel was recognized by his peers for his knowledge, outstanding work and legal practice, and earned the status of partner/member with Lavely & Singer in 2008.

Due to his unique specialized knowledge and skill in the area of online rights protection, Evan Spiegel was selected by (then) California Attorney General Kamala Harris to serve on the CA Attorney General's Cyber-Exploitation Roundtable & Panel (2015), and served on the AG's Cyber Exploitation Working Group, and Education & Prevention Subcommittee. Mr. Spiegel was also the Panel Organizer and Panelist for Motion Picture and Televison Fund ("MPTF") PAN's panel: "Social Media's Impact on the Entertainment Industry: A Look at Talent-Side Use and Strategies" (featuring panelists from Lavely & Singer, CAA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Twitter and WhoSay) (Aug. 2015).

For a further profile of Mr. Spiegel and Singer Weinsten Wolf & Jonelis's practice, see: https://www.singerlaw.com/attorney/spiegel-evan-n

Areas of Practice (16)

  • Entertainment Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Right of Publicity
  • Right of Privacy
  • Libel, Slander and Defamation
  • Privacy Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Infringement
  • Copyright
  • Cybersquatting
  • Domain Names
  • Copyright Litigation
  • Copyright Infringement
  • Trademark Infringement
  • Internet Litigation
  • Internet Copyright Law
  • Piracy

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., Law and Society (with Honors), 1993
Law School Attended:
University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1998
Year of First Admission:
1998
Admission:
1998, California; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central District of California, and Northern District of California, and Southern District of California
Memberships:
State Bar of California. Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations.
Reported Cases:
Gracie Films, Inc. v. BAL c/o Krystina Puzluska, ICANN Domain Name Arb., NAF Claim Number: FA0107000098214 (2001); Vin Diesel v. LMN a/k/a L.M. Nordell, ICANN Domain Name Arb., NAF Claim Number: FA0609000804924 (2006); Shana Hiatt v. personal fan & official site builders: we build great sites [a/k/a Binoj George], ICANN Domain Name Arb, NAF Claim Number: FA0701000881460 (2007); Robbins Research International, Inc. v. Netmarker Kft., ICANN Domain Name Arb, NAF Claim Number FA1005001326911 (2010); Vin Diesel v. Private Whois Service a/k/a Obmanim, ICANN Domain Name Arb., NAF Claim Number: FA1101001369947 (2011); John Stamos v. Domain Admin / Whois Privacy Corp. and Ryan G Foo / PPA Media Services, ICANN Domain Name Arb., NAF Claim Number: FA1505001618847 (2015).
ISLN:
913896738

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (12 reviews)
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  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0
  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0
  • Judgment

    4.8/5.0
  • Communication

    4.7/5.0
  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0
  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Senior Partner on 12/23/25 in Litigation

    Evan Spiegel has demonstrated a very high degree of knowledge of the law and its intersection with social media, AI and technology. He has been able to provide unique services to clients to help resolve various issues on their behalf. In my opinion,... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 12/23/25 in Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 12/08/25 in Privacy Law

    I have known Evan for years and sought advice from him on many privacy and internet matters. He is an outstanding lawyer, with enormous knowledge and experience, and attention to detail.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 11/25/25 in Entertainment Law

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 11/25/25 in Business Law

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 01/21/16 in Entertainment Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/03/15 in Civil Litigation

    Evan is an excellent attorney

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 07/08/13 in Entertainment Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 06/24/13 in Entertainment Litigation

  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 07/01/13 in Entertainment Litigation

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