North America - United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Loeb & Loeb LLP offers an experienced intellectual property practice that is active in the media and entertainment sphere. Its skilled litigators can handle all aspects of IP disputes in state, federal, and appellate courts; as well as arbitration tribunals. Barry Slotnick chairs from the firm’s New York office and is renowned in the music industry for his copyright expertise. In Los Angeles, Sunny Brenner combines his knowledge of IP theory with a deep understanding of the entertainment industry, Jim Curry is an accomplished litigator that focuses on distribution issues, IP, and media torts, and Tal Dickstein assists his music, motion picture, and advanced media clients with their complex legal and business issues, and John Gatti has extensive litigation and trial experience at all levels of the US judiciary. Tim Warnock, based in Nashville, is a seasoned trial litigator and an approved Rule 31 mediator in Tennessee. Wook Hwang left the firm in April 2024.
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Key clients
- Netflix
- Miramax
- Paramount Global
- Cable News Network
- Chappell Music Publishing
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Condé Nast
- NBCUniversal
- Gary Oldman
- Lionsgate
- ViacomCBS
- Warner Records
Work highlights
- Represented Atticus in a copyright case brought against the Dramatic Publishing Company to determine the effect of Harper Lee’s copyright termination of a prior exclusive license.
- Successfully defended Netflix and the creators of the Netflix hit television series “Stranger Things,” against a copyright infringement case in which screenwriter and producer Jeffrey Kennedy filed suit.
- Brought a trademark and false advertising action on behalf of Condé Nast against musical artists Drake and 21 Savage, arising from their use of a fake issue of Vogue magazine and the VOGUE marks.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Barry Slotnick, David Grossman, Christian Carbone