The attorneys in our New York office serve international, national and regional clients and offer particular strengths in litigation, media, communications, entertainment, intellectual property, advertising and financial services. The firm's nationwide media group is the firm of choice for many of the most prominent media and content companies, and we received top ranking for our Media & Entertainment Transactional practice in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA. Many of the lawyers in our New York office are recognized by Chambers USA for outstanding work in the areas of intellectual property (trademark and copyright), media and entertainment, First Amendment litigation and advertising.
Our corporate group provides a broad range of finance and transactional services, including mergers and acquisitions and securities work, and is particularly well-known in consumer financial services. Our litigators practice in various forums and employ strategies that reflect our clients' needs and goals in the most cost-effective manner. Our broad litigation experience includes media and entertainment matters, general commercial and intellectual property disputes. Our media practice focuses on all aspects of media law including pre-publication review, defense against defamation and privacy claims, and matters involving access to public records and proceedings. Our intellectual property transactional team provides counseling and management for a variety of well-known clients ranging from individual artists and creators to media organizations and corporations. Our entertainment transactions team manages projects for clients in theater, television, film and other media, and our advertising group represents leading advertisers and ad agencies in claims clearance, licensing, talent and agency-client agreements and a wide range of other marketing-related work. We also provide trusts and estate services to authors, playwrights and other creators of IP, as well as family business owners and other high-net-worth clients.
Consistent with the firm's commitment to developing and supporting our communities, lawyers in our New York office play significant roles in public service, the arts and bar associations. |