Our Practice

While we handle all types of business litigation, and enjoy assisting a wide variety of businesses, our firm has particular expertise in intellectual property, entertainment and technology. 

We have represented clients through trial and appeal in numerous cases involving, among other things:

· Copyright infringement and misappropriation of ideas in motion pictures, television, electronic entertainment, publishing and advertising;

· Intellectual property and business disputes in technology and new media;

· Trademark and domain name infringement;

· Trade secrets and unfair competition in both traditional and emerging industries;

· Exploitation of individuals’ names and likenesses;

· Talent and other contract disputes, such as profit participation and motion picture and television financing, in the entertainment industry; and

· Claims arising from corporate activities and business transactions.

We have successfully resolved hundreds of such matters over the years, often by preliminary injunction or summary judgment, for individual and institutional clients and on the defense and enforcement sides.

 Over the years, our primary clients have included: 

· Motion picture and television studios and production companies;

· Electronic entertainment developers and publishers;

· Internet, software and other technology companies;

· Other entertainment and media businesses and owners of intellectual property;

· Manufacturers of electronic, biochemical, fashion and other specialized products;

· Individual artists and business owners; and

· Importers and distributors.

Among our specialties, we have recovered thousands of Internet domain names for various clients.  We represented the largest registry of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in connection with the introduction of nearly two thousand domains in the first round of the “dot-anything” program implemented in the mid-2010s for the Internet’s global domain name system.

Our work for domain name and other business clients has had us appear in forums throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.  We currently represent a client suing an African sovereign nation, and another litigating over a controlling interest in a company partnered with one of the world’s premier telecommunications firms to operate the largest cellular communications network in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Besides hourly fees significantly lower than those charged by larger firms, we also make alternative fee arrangements to share risk with our clients and help them manage the costs of litigation.  Where appropriate and upon client request, we have done and will do work: 

· For flat fees, including for an entire case, for specified segments of a case, or on a per-task basis;

· In exchange for equity;

· For a "hybrid" contingency, such as a discounted hourly rate or a fixed advance payment against a reduced (e.g., 20-25%) contingent fee; and

· Occasionally, for a "full" contingency, typically 33-40%.

We will consider virtually any arrangement that can help a client fund litigation and compensate us reasonably.  

Please note, we do not advance "out-of-pocket" costs.