Legal Expertise

Civil litigation practice focused in federal courts with a concentration in intellectual property disputes involving copyright, piracy, trademark, defamation, and unfair competition.

Representative Matters

• Lead counsel in the successful representation of Take2 Interactive and Rockstar Games in a trademark infringement lawsuit alleging the company's game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" infringes upon the marks of a Los Angeles business establishment. 
• Successful representation of Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (RIAA) member companies in internet anti-piracy anti-circumvention cases against Aimster, Napster and Grokster.
• Represented NBC Universal as amicus curiae in action against YouTube. 
• Lead counsel in multi-national effort that successfully shut down a website trafficking in ripping software that enabled cracking of anti-copying protection on DVDs. 
• Lead counsel for Activision in copyright and trademark litigation. 
• Successful representation of 23 RIAA members in a copyright infringement action against a CD manufacturing plant, resulting in a jury trial award of approximately $136 million in damages, the largest copyright verdict in U.S. history. Award upheld by 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. 
• Lead counsel for major furniture designer and manufacturer in trademark litigation filed by Marlon Brando Estate and Clint Eastwood. 
• Successful representation of a client in a patent infringement case against Oracle involving a system for transforming and exchanging data between distributed heterogeneous computer systems. 
• Represented the largest theatrical motion picture exhibition circuit in the country in a dispute over the film rental percentage to be paid to an independent distributor for one of the largest grossing motion pictures of 2004.
• Successfully represented international nutritional supplement company in trademark litigation. Jury awarded over $3 million in damages. 
• Lead litigation counsel representing the RIAA in internet copyright enforcement litigation in the Central District of California. 
• Awarded summary judgment with respect to dispute over ownership of master recordings of the Allman Brothers Band. 
• On behalf of RIAA, settled with various CD manufacturing plants in copyright infringement cases for millions of dollars. 
• Represent various trademark owners in trademark litigation, both in enforcement and defense. 
• Represent various patent owners in patent litigation, both in enforcement and defense.