Anita P. Wu

Partner

direct:  (310) 935-3947

anita.wu@bnsklaw.com

Anita Wu is an accomplished litigator with 20 years of expertise navigating and winning high-stakes legal battles in federal and state courts, establishing her as a trusted advocate and go-to litigator for clients facing the most sensitive, complex, and important legal challenges.  Her practice spans a range of litigation areas, including lawsuits over complex business matters, inheritance disputes, capacity issues, professional liability, insurance, contracts, tax, and fraud — with particular emphasis on high-stakes probate litigation involving significant estates.

Anita’s clients have ranged from celebrities and high net worth individuals to some of the largest companies in the world, all of whom value her ability to identify strategic tailored solutions, navigate complex legal issues, mitigate potential risks, and provide a steady hand in even the most contentious litigation matters.  Her track record of success includes complete victories on dispositive motions, highly favorable settlements, decisive wins at trial and on appeal, and shielding clients from claims for hundreds of millions of dollars.  Anita also brings a wealth of appellate experience, including having served in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Appellate Division in Washington, D.C., and has successfully argued and/or authored winning briefs in matters before state and federal appellate courts.

Many industry awards have recognized Anita’s successes and her dedication to understanding, pursuing, and achieving each client’s unique needs and objectives — particularly in the intersection of probate and civil litigation.  She was selected by “Best Lawyers in America” as a leading lawyer in Trust & Estate Litigation for 2026, and named a “Super Lawyer” in Business Litigation for 2023-2026.  Lawyer Monthly’s “Women in Law” Awards named Anita the “Lawyer of the Year” for Business Litigation in 2022, and “Lawyer of the Year” for Trust & Estate Litigation in 2021.  Anita was also recognized in Los Angeles Magazine as a “Rising Star” in Litigation from 2013-2020, and as one of the “Top Women Attorneys in Southern California.”  

In 2025, the Los Angeles Business Journal named Anita to its list of “Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s,” honoring her accomplishments as a trusted litigator in the business community, and highlighting “her ability to navigate complex and sensitive matters with skill, clarity, empathy and decisive advocacy.” 

Anita graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 2003 with Distinction in Philosophy, and received her law degree from Yale Law School in 2006.  While in law school, she was a John Fletcher Caskey Prize Finalist in the Yale Mock Trial Competition, and Thurman Arnold Prize Semi-Finalist in the Yale Moot Court Competition. She served as Co-Chair of the Yale Moot Court of Appeals, editor of the Yale Journal of International Law, and was elected to represent the law school in the Yale Graduate & Professional Student Senate.

Prior to joining BNSK, Anita was a litigator with Latham & Watkins LLP for 10 years, and Loeb & Loeb LLP for 5 years.  In 2022, Anita reunited with former Latham colleagues at BNSK (press release), and now serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. 

Anita has served as President of the Yale Club of Los Angeles since 2021, leading a network of around 10,000 Yale University alumni and affiliated members.  Anita has also served as the national Chair of Law Practice Management for the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, and on the Editorial Board of Los Angeles Lawyer.  A sought-after speaker, she conducts training on effective legal writing and oral advocacy, and is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of young lawyers.