Lance Koonce

Partner

T 212.603.6467 New York
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Lance Koonce practices at the intersection of content and technology. He specializes in intellectual property and media, and he has two decades of experience helping clients analyze and successfully address the implications of emerging--and converging--technologies.

As a litigator, Lance has 20 years of experience trying complex IP, First Amendment, false advertising, and trade-secret cases in state and federal courts, including jury trials. He counsels clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies, in industries including publishing, music, television/film, advertising, consumer products, and software. Lance leads DWT’s cross-disciplinary blockchain practice and is a member of the firm’s artificial intelligence group. He writes and speaks frequently on IP and technology issues, including blockchain technology, AI, and digital privacy. He is the founder of the Creative Blockchain blog, co-chair of the subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Privacy of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance’s Legal Industry Working Group, and co-chair of the Law & Technology section of the New York County Lawyers Association.

Practice Highlights

Intellectual property

Finding creative solutions to complex copyright and trademark problems, wherever possible. If not, helping clients assert and defend their rights in complex, high-stakes IP litigations.

Blockchain and AI

Early legal advisor, writer and speaker on blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, especially as those technologies apply to creative content. Counsel large media and entertainment companies as they confront these emerging technologies, as well as young companies using such tech to reinvent traditional processes.

First Amendment defense

Defending Greenpeace and other environmental organizations in purported RICO cases brought by large companies seeking to chill their constitutional rights of free speech and association.

Admitted to Practice

  • New York, 1996
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Education

  • J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1996, with honors
  • B.A., English, Duke University, 1988, with honors

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Privacy, Lawyers Working Group of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
    • Co-chair, Law & Technology Committee, New York County Lawyers Association
    • Member, Federal Bar Association
    • Former Chairman and Member of Grants Committee; Member – Copyright Society of the United States
    • Founding Editor, DWT Privacy and Security Law Blog
    • Former Secretary, Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction; Member – New York City Bar Association
    • New York State Bar Association
    • Elder, Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church
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