May 2025 – Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP Partner Nary Kim has once again been named among California’s Top Women Lawyers by the Daily Journal. This marks her second consecutive year receiving the honor, which annually recognizes “the best 100 women lawyers practicing across California.”
In its profile honoring Ms. Kim, the Daily Journal made note of her “12-year career in Los Angeles, specializing in content, media, entertainment law and professional negligence cases” and cited her recent notable representations including “helping secure the dismissal of two high-profile lawsuits against Paramount Pictures seeking $500 million” and her ongoing representation of Paramount Global in a separate lawsuit involving a $500 million exclusivity contract and the hit show “South Park.”
Ms. Kim was recently named a 2025 Variety “Leading Lawyer” and listed among the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 “Women of Influence: Attorneys” honorees for the second year in a row. She has previously received a number of awards in honor of her achievements and ongoing cases, including the Daily Journal’s 2024 Top 40 Under 40 award, Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2024 Leader of Influence: Minority Attorneys Award and 2024 Women of Influence: Attorneys Award, Law360’s Rising Star Award, Lawdragon’s Next Generation (2023 & 2024), Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under list (2022—2024), The Legal 500’s 2024 Next Generation list, and Variety’s 2022 “Up Next” honor. In addition to her legal practice, she currently sits on the Board of Directors for Public Counsel, the nation’s largest provider of pro bono legal services, and previously served on the Law360 Media & Entertainment Editorial Advisory Board for 2023.
Reflecting on her career path and recent client successes, Ms. Kim told the publication that “the moment you are hired, you have to be prepared to hit the ground running to swiftly marshal the information, facts, and evidence in an organized fashion and on an expeditious timeline.”
To see the Daily Journal’s list of California’s 2025 Top Women Lawyers and read Ms. Kim’s profile in full, please click here.