Jon Segal is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP, where he is a member of the firm's litigation and intellectual property practice groups.

Mr. Segal earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2008, where he was Executive Editor of the UCLA Law Review and a Senior Articles Editor for the UCLA Entertainment Law Review.  He received his M.A. in American Civilization from Brown University in 2002 and his B.A. in Journalism and International Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999.

Mr. Segal is the author of two articles: "The Expressive Workplace Doctrine: Protecting the Public Discourse from Hostile Work Environment Actions," 15 UCLA. Ent. L. Rev. 1 (2008); and "Anti-SLAPP Law Make Benefit for Glorious Entertainment Industry of America: Borat, Reality Bites, and the Construction of an Anti-SLAPP Fence Around the First Amendment," 26 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 693 (2009).

Before attending law school, Mr. Segal was a newspaper reporter and editor, writing for several publications around the United States.

After law school, Mr. Segal served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cormac J. Carney of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Bar & Court Admissions

• 2008, California