Representative Experience

• Successful representation of Anheuser-Busch and DDB in action brought by BattleBots Inc. for copyright and trade dress infringement based upon a Super Bowl commercial for Bud Light; case disposed of on summary judgment
  
• Successful defense of Peer Music in copyright claim brought by heirs of former Peer writer claiming breach of contract and copyright infringement; trial Court decision upheld on appeal to First Circuit Court of Appeals (Venegas v. Peer)
  
• Representation of Rainbow Media in copyright infringement action pending in U.S.D.C. Massachusetts
  
• Successful representation of BMI, EMI and Peer Music in case covering hundreds of musical compositions claimed by other publishers and performing rights organizations (Peer v. Lamco)
  
• Successful representation of BMG Records in action against P2P file sharing service (A&M Records v. Napster)
  
• Representation of RIAA as Amicus Curiae in New York State Court of Appeals confirming rights of record companies in master recordings not protected by copyright
  
• Representation of independent on line record distributors as Amicus Curiae in In re Grokster
  
• Representation of numerous merchandisers and licensing rights holders in ex parte seizure of bootleg merchandise at concert venues throughout the U.S.
  

Publications/Speeches

• Speaker, Buying and Selling Music Catalogs: What Songwriters, Publishers and Investors Should Know, Nashville, Tennessee (October 30, 2007)
• Speaker, Creators vs. Consumers: The Rhetoric, Reality and Reformation of Intellectual Property Law and Policy, New York (October 26, 2007)
• Speaker, Copyright, Technology and the Public's Need to Have Entertainment on Demand, Toronto, Ontario (October 17, 2007)
• Speaker, Second Corporate Counsel Institute: Critical Issues, Fresh Ideas, Best Practices, New York, New York (October 11-12, 2007)
• Speaker, Practising Law Institute - Understanding Copyright Law, New York, New York (July 30, 2007)
• Speaker, Copyright, Technology, and the Public’s Need to Have Entertainment on Demand, New York, New York (March 21, 1007)
• Speaker, Copyright Society of the U.S.A., New York Chapter, New York, New York (January 18, 2006)
• Speaker, Licensing Copyrights, Trademarks & Rights of Publicity, The Do's and Don'ts (New York City Bar Center for CLE) (October 17, 2005)

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Media Mentions

• Co-Author Conflict By Steve Seidenberg, InsideCounsel Magazine
• Summation: Cast of Characters By Alan Cohen, IP Law and Business
• Raising 'Hell' By Susan Butler, Billboard Magazine

Affiliations

• President, Copyright Society of the U.S.A. (2004-2006)
• Editorial Board, Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
• Board of Directors, Association of Independent Music Publishers
• Member, Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Committee; Entertainment and Sports Committee; Litigation Committee, American Bar Association

Distinctions

• Adjunct Professor, Entertainment Law, Syracuse University College of Law
• Named in "Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in Media & Entertainment, (2006 edition)
• Named "New York Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Litigation and Entertainment & Sports by Law & Politics (2006 and 2007 editions)
• Named one of the "Leading Lawyers in America," Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers Guide (2006)
• Highest "AV" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory