- Intellectual Property
- Commercial Disputes
- International
- Technology
- Defamation
- Media
I am an MC3-certified mediator and sit on panels for court-annexed mediation in New York and Massachusetts. I am also a seasoned litigator with significant in-house experience and a focus on media, technology, and intellectual property. For over twenty years, I have represented plaintiffs and defendants in the video game, digital media, software, cryptocurrency, and consumer electronics industries--among many others. In addition to “meat and potatoes” complex commercial litigation (breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, partnership disputes, etc.), I frequently litigate disputes involving copyright and trademark infringement, defamation, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unfair competition. I also have significant experience defending national law firms against legal malpractice claims.
Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter Hodas LLP - Of Counsel
Commercial/IP Litigator and Mediator
I began my legal career at storied New York litigation boutique, Solomon Zauderer Ellenhorn Frischer & Sharp. When that firm disbanded, I went on to practice at elite global firms Proskauer (in New York) and Gibson Dunn (in Palo Alto). After 12 years of private litigation practice, I accepted the position of lead attorney for the LATAM business unit at Sony Interactive Entertainment (formerly SCEA), where I managed all litigation matters, developed PlayStation®’s brand protection and anti-piracy program, orchestrated the restructuring of regional licensing and distribution of PlayStation® hardware and software, and facilitated the roll-out of the PlayStation Network® in Latin America. I subsequently served as General Counsel to Legendary Digital Networks (formerly Nerdist Industries), the worldwide digital distribution division of Legendary Entertainment. In 2015, I returned to full-time private litigation practice at Lupkin PLLC, where I had a successful and well-regarded trial practice for nine years before joining RFB+Fisher Potter Hodas.
As an advocate, I have participated in over 100 mediations and dozens of arbitrations.
I have mediated over 40 cases involving a variety of disputes including intellectual property, breach of contract, and tort.
I bring an integrated approach to mediation, applying facilitative, evaluative, narrative, and transformative techniques as the situation requires. Although commercial matters most often lend themselves to a facilitiative/evaluative approach, I do not discount the importance of emotions and relationships in resolving complex disputes.
I have litigated and/or mediated cases involving computer software, consumer electronics, medical devices, integrated circuits, pharmaceuticals, cellular technology, bitcoin mining, and military/defense technology.
I received my JD from Columbia University School of Law and my undergraduate degree from Harvard College.
Admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, Massachusetts, and California.
I am active in the dispute resolution and commercial litigation sections of the New York State Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Mediation coach for Metrowest Mediation Services
$900 Per Hour
English, Spanish
New York, NY
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