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Arwen R. Johnson

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Leading Partner in Trial and Global Disputes and Managing Partner of the Los Angeles Office
litigation
King & Spalding LLP

Los Angeles

Phone: (213) 218-4002

Arwen Johnson is a top litigator with expertise across labor and employment, entertainment, and intellectual property. Arwen also has extensive experience in class action litigation, post-trial motions, and appeals. She regularly leads trials and delivers results on high-stakes cases, recently representing Delta Airlines in its class-action settlement and securing a win for Disney in a copyright litigation matter regarding the 2016 film Moana.

UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA



Columns
Title Category Published
The dot-com boom ignored women: The AI era can be different Technology Nov. 6, 2025

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Buck G. Woodall a.k.a. Buck Woodall, an individual v. The Walt Disney Company; Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Animation Studios; Disney Enterprises Inc.; Disney Consumer Products Inc.; Disney Consumer Products & Interactive Media Inc.; Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International; Disney Book Group LLC; Disney Interactive Studios Inc.; Disney Store USA LLC; Disney Shopping Inc; Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc.; Buena Vista Books Inc.; Mandeville Films Inc.; Jenny Marchick; Pamela Ribon, and Does 1-10, inclusive Intellectual Property Defendant Jun. 6, 2025
Deborah Russell, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Walmart Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law Defendant Apr. 12, 2024
City of Santa Ana v. County of Orange, City of Dana Point, City of San Clemente, City of San Juan Capistrano, and Does 1-10 Civil Rights Plaintiff Jan. 7, 2022
David Joh, et al. v. American Income Life Insurance Company, et al. Employment Law Defendant Nov. 20, 2020
Reverend Father Ian Elliott Davies, Reverend J. Edwin Bacon Jr., Shakeel Syed, Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, Reverend Tera Little, Rabbi John Rosove, Reverend Peter Laarman, David N. Myers, Rabbi Amy Bernstein v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, William T. Fujioka Constitutional Law Plaintiff Apr. 30, 2016
Thomas Althouse v. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc., Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Joel Silver Intellectual Property Defendant May 24, 2014
ESG Capital Partners LP a Delaware Limited Partnership and Limited Partners v. Troy Stratos also known as Ken Dennis, Venable LLP, David Meyer Securities Defendant Jul. 13, 2013
Title Category Published
The dot-com boom ignored women: The AI era can be different Technology Nov. 6, 2025
Case Name Topic Role Published
Buck G. Woodall a.k.a. Buck Woodall, an individual v. The Walt Disney Company; Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Animation Studios; Disney Enterprises Inc.; Disney Consumer Products Inc.; Disney Consumer Products & Interactive Media Inc.; Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International; Disney Book Group LLC; Disney Interactive Studios Inc.; Disney Store USA LLC; Disney Shopping Inc; Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc.; Buena Vista Books Inc.; Mandeville Films Inc.; Jenny Marchick; Pamela Ribon, and Does 1-10, inclusive Intellectual Property Defendant Jun. 6, 2025
Deborah Russell, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Walmart Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Employment Law Defendant Apr. 12, 2024
City of Santa Ana v. County of Orange, City of Dana Point, City of San Clemente, City of San Juan Capistrano, and Does 1-10 Civil Rights Plaintiff Jan. 7, 2022
David Joh, et al. v. American Income Life Insurance Company, et al. Employment Law Defendant Nov. 20, 2020
Reverend Father Ian Elliott Davies, Reverend J. Edwin Bacon Jr., Shakeel Syed, Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, Reverend Tera Little, Rabbi John Rosove, Reverend Peter Laarman, David N. Myers, Rabbi Amy Bernstein v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, William T. Fujioka Constitutional Law Plaintiff Apr. 30, 2016
Thomas Althouse v. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc., Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Joel Silver Intellectual Property Defendant May 24, 2014
ESG Capital Partners LP a Delaware Limited Partnership and Limited Partners v. Troy Stratos also known as Ken Dennis, Venable LLP, David Meyer Securities Defendant Jul. 13, 2013