Los Angeles · Established practice

Considered
representation
for serious matters.

The Nu Law Group is a boutique Los Angeles firm representing individuals and businesses in personal injury and commercial litigation. Direct attorney involvement on every file.

Practice

Two areas of focus, handled with the attention each deserves.

01 —

Personal Injury

Representation of individuals and families following serious accidents and losses. Case work is limited so that each matter receives real attention, from investigation through resolution.

  • Automobile and rideshare collisions
  • Premises and property incidents
  • Pedestrian and cyclist injuries
  • Catastrophic injury and wrongful death
  • Uninsured and underinsured motorist claims
02 —

Business & Commercial Litigation

Counsel to closely held companies, founders and professionals in commercial disputes. Trial-ready preparation with a preference for early, well-informed resolution when the facts allow.

  • Breach of contract and business torts
  • Partnership and shareholder disputes
  • Trade secret and unfair competition matters
  • Real property and lease disputes
  • Pre-litigation counseling and demand practice
Featured & associated work

Case accolades.

Public reporting and court records reflecting the firm's strategic execution in complex, high-stakes matters.

High-Profile Entertainment Litigation

Discovery expanded in royalties & accounting dispute.

Court granted additional time to gather essential evidence in a multi-year royalties action.
Entertainment LitigationRoyalties / AccountingDiscovery Strategy
Pitchfork · October 26, 2023 · LASC 21STCV34645 View source
Entertainment Counsel · Cross-Jurisdictional

California counsel & media response during New York criminal matter.

Represented touring artist client as California entertainment counsel; coordinated with New York criminal counsel through appearance, warrant retraction, and plea negotiation.
Entertainment CounselCross-Jurisdictional CoordinationCrisis & Media
Pitchfork · The Guardian · March 2017 View source
Music Industry Commercial Litigation

$3.45M contract & promissory-fraud dispute.

High-dollar commercial claims prosecuted under public scrutiny in a producer–label dispute.
Commercial LitigationEntertainment / MusicContract
Your EDM · October 2020 View source
Federal Litigation · First Impression · International Arbitration

Multi-motion federal litigation invoking the New York Convention.

Represented plaintiff in cross-border commercial litigation involving first-impression questions under 9 U.S.C. §§ 202–205 and the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Public court record.
Federal LitigationNew York ConventionInternational ArbitrationHigh-Complexity Procedure
C.D. Cal. 2:18-cv-02470 · Order Denying Remand (Doc. 42, June 19, 2018) View source
Ethics Rule 8.3(a) · First Impression

Sanctions motion under California's new attorney-reporting rule.

Early motion invoking newly enacted Rule 8.3(a) after opposing counsel withheld a driver's address; discovery obtained and case reported by Law360.
Sanctions PracticeDiscoveryProfessional Responsibility
Law360 · “Attys Deserve Sanctions Under New Rule, Injured Driver Says” View source

Disclosure  ·  The matters above are drawn from public court records and independent press reporting. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Case selections reflect the firm's approach to procedural complexity and are not offered as a promise of any result.

Approach

How we work.

i.

The attorney you hire is the attorney you speak to.

Matters are staffed lean. You will not be routed through layers of intake staff or handed off after signing.

ii.

Careful before it is aggressive.

The work begins with understanding the facts and the record. Strategy follows evidence, not the other way around.

iii.

Prepared for trial, oriented toward resolution.

Files are built as if they will be tried. Most are not — and preparation is often what makes a reasonable resolution possible.

Attorney

Paymon John Vafa.

Litigation counsel to individuals and businesses.

Founder · The Nu Law Group, LC

John represents plaintiffs in personal injury matters and counsels closely held businesses through commercial disputes. He practices in the state and federal courts of California and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

He is admitted to the State Bar of California (#306059), and holds a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Contact

Discuss a matter.

Initial consultations are confidential and by appointment. The most efficient way to reach the firm is by telephone during business hours. Written inquiries are welcome and are reviewed personally.

Office 10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1510
Los Angeles, California 90024
Telephone (310) 442-4008
Facsimile (424) 285-5263
Hours Monday – Friday · 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT