Oliver Wright’s educational background is in communications studies, political economics and international law. His academic writings have been published in journals such as the Harvard International Journal of Press-Politics. Upon graduation from Cornell Law School with dual Master and Doctor of Law degrees, Oliver began his career as a corporate and trial lawyer at international law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, which was voted the No. 1 Litigation Firm in the country in 2010. Through Gibson and subsequent private ventures, Oliver’s professional background spans private equity, distressed real estate, debt and equity capital markets, publishing, music, media and entertainment. Oliver is a General Partner and fiduciary in numerous High Net Worth and Private Equity investment vehicles, through which he purchases, manages and monetizes bulk REO assets and whole loan pools acquired from national banks, servicers, Fannie Mae and HUD.
Oliver Wright is also an author coming off of a publishing deal with Grove Atlantic (Cold Mountain, American Psycho, Black Hawk Down) and an underground hip hop producer. His next book is a Wall Street Roman-a-Clef working titled Screwed, Shafted, Burned, Betrayed: Scum and Villainy on Wall. Oliver’s first executive produced album, Music2BreakUp2, was released to strong reviews in 2009. The first of several singles from his most recent work is set for early 2012 release and features Jack Johnson along with underground hip hop luminaries including LMNO of the Visionaries, Grammy winner RBX, The Rhymesayer’s JFK, LD & Ariano, and critically acclaimed producer-rapper Evidence of Dilated Peoples. Samples of some of Oliver’s past and pending publications and hip hop releases are clickable in the sidebar.
Oliver Wright’s corporate, legal and investment transactions and clients have gradually shifted over the years from the largest Fortune companies to smaller Private Equity and High Net Worth investment funds concentrated in distressed real estate and alternative assets. Oliver holds a portfolio of approximately 1000 single family homes and seller financed notes spread throughout the United States. Examples of Oliver’s other client engagements include:
- Barron Hilton and Hilton Hotels in corporate, real estate & private aviation matters and legal disputes.
- PIMCO in derivative hedge transactions.
- Tibor Hollo’s Miami high rise, the Club at Brickell Bay in a private debt restructuring.
- Citibank in various corporate, regulatory and litigation matters.
- Amazon.com in Securities Act compliance and securities fraud litigation.
- Ford Motor Co. in corporate matters and product liability defense.
- Lockheed Martin in Federal Appellate Court practice for toxic tort litigation.
- Aetna Health Care in class actions involving medical necessity determinations and false advertising.
- Private and quasi-governmental entities clients in Federal, State and Supreme Court appellate practice.
- Sony-BMG in media and entertainment transactions.
- Nissan in False Advertising and Lanham ACT claims.
- Singer-songwriters and performing artists in intellectual property, business, management.
- Pro bono clients in both transactional and litigation matters.
Oliver Wright’s Educational Background:
Cornell Law School
Doctor of Law
Cum laude. Top 10%. Editor, Cornell Law Review. 5x CALI award for top grade in class.
Cornell Law School & Sorbonne Paris I
Master of International Law
Cum laude. Top 10%. Editor, Cornell Law Review. 5x CALI award for top grade in class.
UCLA
Bachelor of Arts, Communications Studies & Political Economics
Class Major Valedictorian. Summa Cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa.
Oliver Wright’s Recommendations:
“Superior judgment and writing skills…impressive intellectual abilities.” Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
“Highest recommendation…best and brightest I’ve seen.” Dr. Shanto Iyengar, Stanford University, Professor Emeritus
“Verbal and analytical skills are outstanding … some of the best I have seen.” Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
“Very impressive work….” British Telecom Executive, CEO Woo Me
Oliver Wright’s Awards:
PETERSON WAINGROW PUBLISHING AWARD
CBS MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
LEW WASSERMAN ENTERTAINMENT
WALTER WINCHELL WRITING AWARD
DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD
REGENTS SCHOLAR AWARD
ALUMNI SCHOLAR AWARD
CA BAR MEMBER – REAL PROPERTY LAW SECTION MEMBER
ABA FORUM COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS LAW
ABA SECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW