Josh Ludmir
USC Gould School of Law

Josh Ludmir is a lecturer in law at the USC Gould School of Law, where he teaches courses on digital media transactions. He is a partner in the Entertainment and Media group at Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Los Angeles. Ludmir's practice focuses on representing talent and media companies in a wide array of transactions in the digital, TV, music, advertising and motion picture industries. He advises clients in deals involving all aspects of content and product development, production and distribution; branding, marketing and promotions; data and privacy as well as other related matters across various media and platforms.

Ludmir’s experience includes seven years in-house at Participant Media, where he oversaw business and legal affairs for the company’s digital, marketing and social impact divisions, and for its short-form digital content arm, SoulPancake. He started his legal career at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy, LLP in the Project Finance/Renewable Energy group. Prior to practicing law, Ludmir once worked as a field reporter for “Let’s Go” Travel Guides in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, and traveled through South America in an old VW bus. He is on the board of directors of Para Los Niños and is an emeritus member of the board of directors of the Freedom Writers Foundation.

Ludmir received his BA, cum laude, from Harvard University, and his JD from the University of Michigan Law School. He is a native Spanish speaker.

FACULTY IN THE NEWS

Politi Fact
May 23, 2023
Re: David B. Cruz

Professor David Cruz was recently interviewed about a controversial bill that was passed in Connecticut. "Paying even modest attention to the bill’s definitions should make it clear beyond doubt that it will not be the source of protections based upon the age of people to whom one is attracted or with whom one has sex," Cruz said.

RECENT SCHOLARSHIP

Robin Craig
April, 2023

"Marine Biodiversity: Trends, Targets, and the BBNJ," Lewis and Clark School of Law 2023 Environmental Law Symposium: Protecting Biodiversity: Five Decades of Progress but an Uncertain Future, Portland, OR, April 7, 2023.

Jonathan Barnett
April, 2023

Comment Letter from Law Professors, Economists, and Business School Professors to the Federal Trade Commission on Proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule, Jonathan Barnett (co-lead author, with Adam Mossoff and Ted Sichelman), April 19, 2023.

Robin Craig
April, 2023

"Survival Equity and Climate Change Triage: How to Decide Who Lives and Who Dies," presentation as part of Adapting to a Warming World: Perspectives from the Environmental Law Collaborative, Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, University of Iowa School of Law, Iowa City, IA, April 14, 2023.