Wax, Gary J.

Gary Wax always appreciates a tough challenge. After a decade-long career in the film industry, Gary reinvented himself as an appellate attorney, becoming an associate at GMSR in 2010.

Before law school, Gary worked as an executive for entertainment companies like Miramax Films, acquiring the theatrical distribution rights for several feature films—most memorably, the Brazilian Oscar-nominated film, City of God.

During law school, Gary was elected Chief Note & Comment Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review, for which he penned two articles. One of them took on anti-trust issues in the cable television industry; the other raised First Amendment concerns about proposed anti-paparazzi laws in the Los Angeles area. He also took home the “Best Brief” award at Loyola’s Scott Moot Court competition in 2009.

During law school, Gary externed for the Honorable R. Gary Klausner at the Central District of California and clerked at GMSR. He also donated his time as a tutor for the Loyola Writing Tutors Program, and as a mentor to first-year students in the school’s Academic Support Mentoring Program.

In his spare time, Gary enjoys traveling, listening to live music, and watching dark, thought-provoking films. His top five favorite legal films of all time: 12 Angry Men, A Few Good Men, The Verdict, Reversal of Fortune, and Primal Fear. Honorable Mention: From the Hip.