Jesse Feitel
Associate
Jesse Feitel is an associate in the media group at Davis Wright Tremaine, where he counsels media and entertainment companies regarding a wide range of content-related matters, including First Amendment, intellectual property, defamation, libel, right of publicity, copyright, invasion of privacy, reporters' shield laws, and trademark issues. He has counseled and provided pre-publication advice for a diverse array of media and entertainment clients including VICE, the New York Post, Sports Illustrated, Gimlet Media, The Sun (US), Group Nine Media, and Advocates for Minor Leaguers.
Jesse is a proud "Triple Orange" graduate, as he earned a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law, magna cum laude, a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at Syracuse University.
From 2016-2017, Jesse served as a law clerk to the Honorable William Q. Hayes of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego. Prior to law school, Mr. Feitel served as a White House Intern in the Office of the Counsel to Vice President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Admitted to Practice
-
New York, 2017
-
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2020
-
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2019
-
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2019
Education
-
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 2016, magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Lead Articles Editor, Syracuse Law Review
-
M.P.A., Syracuse University, 2016
-
B.A., Political Science, Syracuse University, 2013, magna cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
-
- Vice Chair, Entertainment Law Committee, Media Law Resource Center, 2019-present
- Communications & Media Law Committee, New York City Bar Association, 2018-present
- Young Lawyers Leadership Committee, UJA-Federation of New York, 2019-present
- Board of Directors, Syracuse University Law Alumni Association
Professional Recognition
-
- Selected to "New York Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2020-2021
Background
-
- Associate, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, 2017-2020
- Law Clerk, Hon. William Q. Hayes, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, San Diego, 2016-2017
- White House Intern, Office of the Counsel to the Vice President of the United States, Washington, D.C., 2013