Mayer Brown is highly regarded for its traditional music work but has also established a reputation as a key firm for digital and internet copyright matters. Co-head Paul Fakler has continued to build on his extensive rate setting experience by leading a number of royalty negotiations and litigations on behalf of associations and broadcasters. Co-head John Mancini is a successful IP litigator whose knowledge of new media and technology has proven useful for his corporate client base. Jacob Ebin can assist new and traditional media clients in variety of rate courts and with a range of litigation matters, including antitrust and licensing disputes. William Patry joined from an in-house position in June 2023 and is based in New York, as are all previously mentioned attorneys.
Testimonials
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‘The Mayer Brown team has worked tirelessly in an ongoing litigation. We are delighted by ongoing progress. The team exude calmness in a stressful matter, which inspires confidence.'
‘John Mancini and Paul Fackler both have an in-depth knowledge of the litigation geography in this sector and what is driving the litigation. They are both very easy to work with and come up with pro-active solutions.'
Key clients
- Pandora Media
- Sirius XM
- Spotify USA
Work highlights
- Representing Pandora in a contested copyright infringement case.
- Representing Spotify in Claims of Copyright Infringement Over Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ and other tracks.
- Represented VPN Providers in copyright infringement lawsuits.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
A. John P. Mancini, Paul M. Fakler