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| Practice Areas
Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard has represented and counseled clients in the areas of entertainment law, publishing, art law, copyright, trademark, and litigation for about twenty years. |
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Zehra Abdi practices primarily in the areas of copyright, trademark and transactional entertainment law. Prior to joining Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, she was with the firm of Wolff & Godin, LLP, where she worked closely with Nancy Wolff in matters involving copyright, trademark, licensing, art law, digital media, rights of publicity, privacy and libel and commercial/corporate transactions. |
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Anne C. Baker is a transactional attorney specializing in the areas of intellectual property and entertainment law with a focus on digital media, publishing, television, film, copyright, trademark, and music law. She is formerly a professional violinist. |
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Frederick
P. Bimbler practices primarily in the area of transactional entertainment law,
representing producers and the production of theatrical, television, motion picture, and digital media projects at all levels, though he also actively represents Latin media stars, individual actors, personalities, and writers in all media. He is an affiliate member of the League of American Theatres and Producers. |
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Toby
Butterfield is an experienced litigator who handles intellectual property, copyright, trademark, digital media and general commercial cases in federal and state
courts. He also counsels clients on various non-litigated matters. He chaired the Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and was a member of the Community Advisory Board of WNYC, New York's Public Radio station. |
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Lisa K. Digernes practices primarily in the areas of copyright, trademark and transactional entertainment law, including publishing, digital media and film. Ms. Digernes has her law degree from the University of Oslo, Norway, and her LL.M. degree in intellectual property from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She speaks fluent Norwegian and English and is proficient in Danish, Swedish and French. |
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Roger E. Kass is an entertainment and media lawyer who specializes in the areas of feature and documentary films, television, the Internet and multimedia entertainment. His clients include producers, financiers, distributors, directors, writers and performing artists, as well as studio executives, recording artists, fashion designers, photographers and other media industry creative talent. |
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Alexis Mueller practices in the areas of transactional entertainment law, technology law, digital media law, and intellectual property law with a focus on the licensing and prosecution of trademarks. In addition to his transactional work, he frequently assists litigation attorneys in intellectual property and general commercial cases in federal and state courts. He speaks German and French. |
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M. Kilburg Reedy is a transactional attorney in the areas of intellectual property and entertainment law, including publishing, film, television, copyright, trademark, and music, with a specialization in theater contracts and financing. |
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Mason A. Weisz is a commercial litigator whose practice primarily involves copyright, trademark, and related intellectual property matters, as well as cases relating to digital media. He speaks Spanish and French. |
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Nancy E. Wolff practices primarily in intellectual property and digital media law. Clients include trade associations Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) and PLUS, Inc., stock photo libraries, individual photographers, authors, illustrators, designers, publishers and digital media companies. She counsels clients in copyright, trademarks, licensing, contract, rights of publicity and privacy and libel. In addition to transactional work, she represents clients in arbitration hearings as well as state and federal court civil actions. |
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