DLA Piper LLP (US) harnesses the bench strength of a global network  to provide a full range of management and enforcement services and to safeguard the copyrights of major multinational clients (including Pfizer, Nike, and Midjourney) involved in high-stakes litigation. The practice’s active client base spans industries ranging from apparel, fitness, media and entertainment to hospitality, tech, consumer goods, and financial services. The team is led by seasoned intellectual property litigator Tamar Duvdevani in New York, who specializes in the fashion retail and consumer goods sectors. Gina Durham in San Francisco, deputy practice leader of the firm’s IP and technology group, who brings expertise to matters involving copyright, trade dress, false advertising, and AI. Kevin Fee in Washington DC, who draws on extensive copyright litigation experience at the trial and appellate levels. Also in DC, senior associate Rachel Fertig, who counsels clients across such sectors as art, tech, music, and media sectors, and associate Jane Wise, whose client base includes consumer products manufacturers, publishers, retailers, and financial institutions.

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  • ‘Clearly diverse and inclusive in all dimensions. Transparent in their feelings, always open to our questions, and good people that we're proud to be represented by.’

  • ‘Kevin Fee and Rachel Fertig are outstanding, brilliant legal minds. Kevin's experience and strategy, along with Rachel's attention to detail and copyright knowledge, make for a perfect combination.’

Key clients

  • ASTM International
  • International Code Council, Inc.
  • Nike, Inc.
  • Midjourney
  • Tracy Anderson Method
  • Pfizer, Inc.
  • Concord
  • The Daily Caller
  • DER Touristik

Work highlights

  • Acting as counsel for text-to-image generative AI company MidJourney, in securing branding assets and executing on trademark and copyright issues around the world.
  • Representing celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson in a lawsuit aimed at protecting her fitness method, initiated against Megan Roup and The Sculpt Society.
  • Represent the plaintiff in ASTM v. Public.Resource.Org, a case addressing novel issues at the intersection of copyright, trademark, administrative, and constitutional law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tamar Duvdevani

Other key lawyers

Gina Durham, Kevin Fee, Rachel Fertig, Jane Wise