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Samantha W. Frankel is an associate in Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp’s Litigation Practice Group in the New York office.  Her practice focuses on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on disputes arising in the entertainment and media industries.

Samantha represents clients in federal and state courts and assists on matters spanning all stages of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, motion practice, and settlement.  She regularly manages discovery in complex matters, including ESI-intensive cases, and works closely with clients and co-counsel on case strategy and execution.

Her experience includes copyright, trademark, and contract disputes, as well as employment-related litigation.  Samantha also has significant experience handling discovery disputes and motion practice in complex commercial and intellectual property matters.

Representative Matters

• Representing an estate in disputes involving trademark rights and related commercial issues arising from the legacy of a prominent figure in the music industry.
• Member of a litigation team that represented a music company in a dispute concerning alleged infringement of sound recordings and musical compositions, resulting in a favorable settlement.
• Member of a litigation team in a high-profile defamation matter involving a prominent music producer, including motion practice and appellate briefing.
• Member of a litigation team defending music industry clients in a songwriter royalty dispute.
• Represented a former band member in a dispute concerning the band’s name and joint assets, securing a favorable settlement.
• Representing a manager in a dispute over unpaid commissions.
• Represented a global digital publishing company in multiple photograph copyright infringement lawsuits.
• Represented fashion retailers seeking indemnification from staffing agencies in class actions joined by workers placed by those agencies.
• Member of a litigation team defending television and production company clients in employment-related claims brought by former cast members.

Professional, Business and civic Affiliations

• New York City Bar Association, Copyright and Literary Property Committee – Former Secretary (2022–2025); Member (2025–present)

Other Career Experience

• Warner Music Group, Part-Time Secondee, Litigation (July-December 2025) 
• Judicial Intern to the Honorable Robert A. Neary, New York State Supreme Court, Ninth Judicial District

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