Experience

• For 15 years, advised The Beatles’ company, Apple Corps Limited, on Apple’s trademarks, copyrights and contractual rights, including in connection with music, films, theatrical productions and photographs and handled litigations on behalf of The Beatles concerning record royalty disputes and brand/IP protection.
• For 10 years, acted for The Estate of George Harrison, providing advice and counsel in connection with copyrights, trademarks, contractual and licensing rights and rights of publicity/privacy.

Other Representative Matters

• Taylor Swift, breach of contract litigation against former manager
• Heirs of E.H. Shepard, original illustrator of  iconic “Winnie The Pooh” books in years-long federal litigation regarding terminations of grants of copyright interest and hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties
  
• Broadway Licensing Global, advice and counsel in contract dispute with Authentic Brands Group concerning worldwide Elvis Presley rights
• Artist / Creator, copyright infringement claims against The Walt Disney Company and Marvel Entertainment related to the Black Panther franchise
• Original Broadway stars of “Jersey Boys,” copyright and trademark infringement claims involving Frankie Valli and the producers of the famed theatrical production
• Shawn Carter, p/k/a Jay-Z, federal trademark litigation
• Roc-A-Fella Records and Jay-Z, federal copyright litigation
• Dickey Betts,  founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, in connection with multi-year arbitration relating to separation from the band
• The Estate of Diana, Princess of Wales, advice and counsel related to protection of intellectual property owned/controlled by the late Princess.
• Concert promoter, multi-year breach of contract action against Nicki Minaj
• Internationally renowned fashion designer, federal trademark dispute against Steve Madden
• Ryan O’Neal, advice and counsel in connection with intellectual property rights
• Paramount Pictures Corp, federal copyright litigation in connection with music used in major motion picture
• ASCAP (American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers), numerous copyright enforcement litigations and public performance licensing matters
• DirecTV, litigation concerning executive compensation
• Producers of “When We Were Kings” (Academy Award winning Muhammad Ali documentary) in breach of contract action
• Miramax Films, unfair competition claims surrounding the film “Scream“ and Columbia Pictures’ film “I Know What You Did Last Summer“
  
• The Rothschild family owners of Chateau Mouton Rothschild and Chateau Lafite Rothschild in trademark infringement litigation against American alcoholic beverage company
• Major fashion brand, trade dress infringement against Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Neiman Marcus
• Clothing designer, multi-million dollar settlement in copyright and trade dress dispute
• Successfully obtained the transfer of nearly 50 domain names for celebrity clients and businesses through negotiation and in dozens of formal dispute resolution (UDRP) proceedings before the National Arbitration Forum (Minnesota) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (Switzerland)