- Represent leading athletic footwear company Skechers in a variety of legal disputes, including the successful defense of copyright infringement claims by photographer seeking US$250 million in damages; the defense of trademark and trade dress claims by Under Armour involving the company’s advertising and marketing; the defense of multi-district litigation involving tens of millions of dollars in product liability and defect claims; and numerous other litigation matters
- Represent home furnishing company Z Gallerie in all aspects of its intellectual property, including defense of copyright infringement claims involving alleged copying of artwork and other designs
- Represent national satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM in series of high profile lawsuits concerning alleged performance rights in sound recordings made before 1972
- Represented 18 record label plaintiffs in the seminal Internet file sharing litigation, A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, and represented Sony and other motion picture studios in copyright infringement lawsuits against the Morpheus, Music City, Grokster, and Kazaa MP3 Internet file sharing networks
- Represented Motown Records founder and visionary Berry Gordy in numerous legal matters and disputes, including the successful defense of royalty and other claims brought by former Motown songwriters and producers; the successful trial of malicious prosecution claims against those songwriters; and misappropriation of “name and likeness” claims relating to the film Dreamgirls
- Represent boxing promoter Top Rank, Inc. in a number of breach of contract and other disputes
- Represent nightlife and hotel management company SBE in a trademark infringement matter
- Represented sporting and music entertainment presenter AEG Live in litigation opposing development of proposed Farmers Field NFL football stadium in downtown Los Angeles
- Defended movie theater giant AMC Entertainment in a US$200 million lawsuit brought by MovieTickets.com
- Defended New Line Cinema motion picture studio against accounting, breach of contract, and other claims involving alleged participation in The Lord of the Rings motion pictures
- Defended Sony and MGM motion picture studios in class action lawsuit involving claims concerning the labeling of DVD “bonus features” as closed captioned
- Defended The Walt Disney Company in arbitration involving claims over participation rights to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television series
- Defended Fox Family television network against series of lawsuits by former music composer, resulting in published decision affirming that work-for-hire employees have no standing to sue for infringement as beneficial copyright owners, and an order declaring plaintiff a vexatious litigant
- Represented Anchor Bay Entertainment in dispute over licensing rights to the Thomas & Friends children’s television series
- Represented Hasbro, Inc. in contract dispute with Atari over Dungeons & Dragons
- Defended Amylin Pharmaceuticals in sweeping complex litigation concerning groundbreaking insulin medication Byetta
- Defended national real estate developer Lennar Corporation in a 12-month trial involving dispute over development of The Bridges residential community in Rancho Santa Fe, California
- Represented and counseled Exxon in a variety of commercial litigation and tax-related matters
- Defended prominent law firm against legal malpractice claims arising from dispute over Call of Duty home video game series
- Defended Barnes & Noble in antitrust lawsuit involving unfair pricing claims which, after two weeks of trial, resulted in what the national press described as a “complete surrender” by the plaintiffs
- Defended local performing theater company in pro bono copyright infringement matter
- Obtained amnesty for Mexican national in Ninth Circuit pro bono case
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits
Education
- Georgetown University, J.D.: cum laude; Georgetown Journal of Law and Policy in International Business
- Boston University, B.A., Political Science: magna cum laude
Honors & Awards
- Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Intellectual Property: Copyright (2024); Media & Entertainment: Litigation (2021-2024, 2026); Media, Technology and Telecoms - Media and Entertainment (2018-2019); Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage) (2018); Trademarks: Litigation (2017-2022)
- Named to Variety’s Legal Impact Report (2019-2020, 2023-2025)
Professional Activities
Member
- Copyright Society of the USA
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Century City Bar Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
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