Best Lawyers in New York, United States for Intellectual Property Law
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Mary A. Donovan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Copyright Law. Mary A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mary A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ashima Dayal has more than 25 years of experience guiding clients through legal challenges in their media and marketing activities. She works closely with book and magazine publishers, authors, filmmakers, consumer goods companies, advertising agencies, designers and other individual creative professionals to protect their content and defend their use of third-party material when disputes arise. Ashima’s clients need practical answers. When considering the use of third-party content in ...
Craig Mende’s unique, broad practice spans trial and appellate litigation, complex transactional work, and client counseling – all relating to different aspects of intellectual property, including copyrights, trademarks, right of publicity, and diverse new media issues. Perhaps most importantly, Craig provides sought-after counsel to clients seeking answers to new kinds of questions, frequently involving rebranding and innovative uses of social media, including issues with celebri...
Ashford Tucker works with brand owners, businesses, and entertainers to achieve strategic goals relating to their intellectual property. Ashford advises clients on global trademark portfolios and licensing issues, including trademark clearance, registration, policing, enforcement, and opposition matters. He also counsels clients on copyright registration and enforcement, and drafts copyright and trademark agreements such as licenses, assignments, and coexistence agreements. Ashford has signif...
James Weinberger is an accomplished litigator who excels at developing strategies to help clients protect, enforce, and manage their brands and copyrightable content. For clients including global and national brands, James advises on copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement, as well as unfair competition, false advertising, trademark dilution, right of publicity, First Amendment, and internet-related matters. James seeks remedies for clients through federal and state court litigatio...
Lynn S. Fruchter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. Lynn S., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lynn S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Alan Behr is a partner in the Corporate & Business Law Department and Intellectual Property Practice, and chairman of the Fashion Practice at Phillips Nizer LLP. He is also a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Behr concentrates his practice on international intellectual property, fashion, and entertainment law. He represents established and up-and-coming businesses and individuals in the fields of electronic entertainment, emerging technologies, publishing, fashion, and consume...
From Paris runways to retail outlets across the US, Karen Artz Ash protects the intellectual property of major names in fashion. She provides comprehensive IP counsel to designers and clothing manufacturers as well as clients in other industries in which IP assets figure prominently. The institutional memory that she and her team have established with long-time clients and within the fashion industry as a whole allow her to provide practical and deeply informed advice across a wide range of i...
Helene M. Freeman is a partner in the Litigation Department at Phillips Nizer LLP. Ms. Freeman's practice is focused on all facets of entertainment, publishing, the arts and fashion. She has counseled multinational record distributors, leading musical performing groups, film and television producers and distributors, international music publishing companies, theatrical producers, authors and advertising agencies. As a litigator with more than 30 years' experience, Ms. Freeman has been trial a...
An experienced litigator, Laura tries cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the country in matters relating to copyright, trademark, unfair competition, right of publicity, and represents clients in inter partes proceedings before the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also provides strategic advice to clients on diverse intellectual property issues and negotiates and drafts IP agreements, including license and coexistence agreements. Laura represents c...
William J. McCabe is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. William J., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which William J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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