Legal Expertise

Entertainment, copyright and trademark counseling, transactions, negotiations and litigation, primarily in the areas of music, television, film, fashion and apparel, video games and computer software.

Representative Matters

• Day-to-day representation and counseling of various artists, record labels, music publishing companies, video game publishers, and fashion and apparel brands.
• Successfully defended award-winning writer, producer, and television network in federal court against claims of copyright infringement concerning popular television series.
• Successfully represented Take2 Interactive and Rockstar Games in a trademark infringement lawsuit before U.S. District Court and Court of Appeals alleging the company's game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" infringes upon the marks of a Los Angeles business establishment.
• Successfully represented the recording industry in its copyright infringement lawsuits against KaZaA, Grokster, and Napster P2P file-sharing services.
• Successfully represented radio station defendant before the California Court of Appeal in case concerning station’s alleged failure to investigate the accuracy of its advertisers' claims.
• Successfully represented major record companies in litigation against owners and operators of flea markets/swap meets in California, Texas, and New Jersey where vendors repeatedly sold infringing CDs.
• Successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of the motion picture industry in its suit against the manufacturer of DVD-copying software for violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
• Successfully defended major beauty products manufacturer at jury trial on trademark and unfair competition suit.
• Successfully obtained permanent injunction on behalf of major consumer products company in false advertising matter.