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, and trademark issues. Prior to joining DWT, he practiced law at the New York office of an international law firm.
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. In law school, Jesse served as a Lead Articles Editor of the Syracuse Law Review, a judicial intern to the Honorable David E. Peebles of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, and a member of the Order of the Coif. During his 3L year, Jesse and his teammate won the 44th Annual Mackenzie Hughes LLP Appellate Advocacy Competition, where Jesse was awarded Best Overall Advocate and Best Final Round Advocate.
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
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New York, 2017
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U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2020
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U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2019
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2019
Education
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J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 2016, magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Lead Articles Editor, Syracuse Law Review
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M.P.A., Syracuse University, 2016
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B.A., Political Science, Syracuse University, 2013, magna cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
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- 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
Background
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- 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