Practice Areas
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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
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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
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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