Alyssa Gaylard
1L · Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
- Focused on soft IP—copyright, trademark, and rights of publicity and privacy—in the technology and creative industries
- Long-term interest in in-house counsel roles at entertainment and technology companies
- 2026–2027 Moot Court Team
- AI Steering Committee
- 1L Representative, Honor Board
- 1L Representative, Intellectual Property Student Association
- Student member, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
About Me
- I've been skiing my whole life and don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
- I surf whenever the swell cooperates, which in Santa Monica means I take what I can get.
- Strength training is my favourite way to start the day.
- I'm really into surrealist and formalist cinema—big Yorgos Lanthimos and Stanley Kubrick fan.
- My nerdiest hobby is theme park operations and logistics—I love learning how fun is engineered behind the scenes.
Practice Interests
Intellectual Property in Tech & Creative Industries
- Copyright, trademark, and rights of publicity and privacy
- Entertainment and media IP—licensing, content protection, and platform-related enforcement
- IP strategy for early-stage companies—formation, governance, and foundational commercial agreements
- Transactional work supporting innovation-driven companies—venture capital, M&A, and capital markets
- Data privacy and regulatory compliance—studying for the CIPP/US exam, with working knowledge of U.S. (particularly California) privacy regulations and EU/UK GDPR
Background
- Designed and taught a for-credit undergraduate course on reproductive law and the Constitution at UC Irvine
- Head Debate Coach, Appleby College (Toronto)
- B.A. in Philosophy, Minor in African American Studies, UC Irvine
For Fun
Some short films I worked on before law school.
Gamechanger
Masked
Why Do We Ski?
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