Practice Areas

  • Breach of contract

    Breach of fiduciary duty

    Fraud

    Disputes between owners of privately-held businesses

    Business divorce

    Derivative actions

    Minority owner oppression

    Books and records requests

    Dissolution proceedings

    Accounting proceedings

    Conversion

    Copyright litigation

    Trademark litigation

    First Amendment / Free Speech

    Defamation and trade libel

    Rights of publicity/privacy

    Real estate disputes

    RICO

    Artist/dealer disputes

    Judgment enforcement

    Trade secrets & protection of confidential information

    Unfair competition and non-competition agreements

    Responding to subpoenas & agency investigations

  • Copyright

    Federal court litigation of infringement claims

    Counseling on copyright creation, duration, protectable subject matters, rights and defenses (e.g., "fair use")

    Policing & enforcement (e.g., cease and desist letters)

    Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims and procedures

    Copyright registration

    Termination notices

    Transactions & agreements (acquisitions, assignments, licenses, settlements, security interests, works made for hire)

    Trademark

    Federal court litigation of infringement claims

    Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) inter partes proceedings (cancellation & opposition proceedings)

    Policing infringement

    Searching and clearance

    Registration and maintenance

    Transactions and agreements (acquisitions, assignments, licenses, coexistence, settlement, security interests)

    Domain name registration & use

    Entertainment

    Entertainment industry contracts

    Fair use opinions

  • Shareholder, partnership, and LLC operating agreements

    Business formation

    General business contract negotiation, review and updating

    Intellectual property agreements

    Entertainment industry contracts

    Non-compete and non-disclosure agreements