Admitted to Practice | Washington, 2008 | | U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2008 |
| Noelle focuses her practice on licensing and commercial transactions for technology, media, entertainment, and communications clients. She structures, negotiates, and drafts agreements in a variety of media and technology transactions. Noelle also counsels clients on a range of media and intellectual property issues, including defamation, copyright, trademarks, right of publicity, privacy, prepublication review, and First Amendment issues. She also has experience litigating copyright, defamation, and First Amendment matters in state and federal court.
Practice Highlights
- Negotiation of content, communications, and technology contracts
- Defense of copyright infringement for media clients in film and television
- Trademark enforcement for clients in a variety of industries
- Advice to national, regional, and local media on clearance issues for programmers, publishers, and entertainment companies
- Counsel on privacy and information management, including developing record management programs, policies, and procedures
Selected Experience Dog Eat Dog Films, Inc. Ongoing Successfully represented Dog Eat Dog Films, Inc., the film production company of director Michael Moore, in motion to dismiss invasion of privacy and misappropriation claims relating to the documentary film "Sicko." This is the first substantive decision to apply Washington’s revised anti-SLAPP statute, which provides important procedural safeguards for media entities against unwarranted and frivolous suits that stem from the exercise of defendants' First Amendment rights. Theatre Communications Group 2010 Represented Theatre Communications Group, which includes 476 theaters, as amicus in support of First Amendment challenge to Colorado law outlawing theatrical smoking. (09-1118) Read the amicus brief.KIRO-7 2009 Defended KIRO-7, a Seattle-based television station, and one of its reporters in a defamation lawsuit brought by a Tacoma, Wash., pediatric dentist. Closely held corporation 2009 Defended closely held corporation and its officers against complex claims by a former shareholder relating to share restriction agreements, stock pledges, and claims of misrepresentation. Successfully resolved at mediation after depositions in four states. (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2009) 2008 Drafted expert opinion at the request of defendants on U.S. intellectual property issues with respect to a 2008 lawsuit in the United Kingdom High Court alleging infringement of copyrights and trademarks in costumes for the movie "Star Wars." Additional Qualifications
- Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, Wash., 2006
- Legal Intern, Arts and Cultural Institutions, Office of the City Attorney, San Francisco, Calif., 2005
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Professional and Community Activities
- Lakeside School Alumni Board, 2009-present
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Federal Communications Bar Association
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Education J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 2007
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Joseph Solomon Fellow, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
- George W. Ellis Fellow
- Columbia Human Rights Law Review
B.A., History of Art, Italian, Middlebury College, 2000, cum laude | |