Cases
Experience: Copyright Infringement: Representation of Citizen Watch Company of America in copyright litigation.
Representation of SHEIN in a variety of copyright matters.
Representation of two digital music services in obtaining dismissal of pre-1972 sound recordings California copyright claims brought by a putative class in Ponderosa Twins Plus One v. iHeart Media, Inc., Case No. 3:16-cv-5648-VC, 2020 WL 3481737 (N.D. Cal. June 26, 2020).
Representation of electronic group, an automobile manufacturer,
other co-defendants in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against them by rapper Rick Ross
his producers Andrew Harr
Jermaine Jackson. After bifurcating the case, it settled on confidential terms. Roberts v. Gordy, 181 F. Supp. 3d 997 (S.D. Fla. 2016).
Representation of Chico's FAS, Inc. in a copyright infringement case regarding clothing designs.
Representation of Sony Pictures Entertainment
its indirect subsidiary Crackle.com (formerly Grouper) in defense of a claim for copyright infringement based on Crackle's operation of a user-generated content site. The case was one of the first major cases filed challenging UGC sites to the statutory protections afforded service providers by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The case settled on confidential terms.
Trademark: Representation of Punchbowl News, an insider political news publication, in trademark infringement case brought by greeting card
event planning company Punchbowl Inc., in obtaining summary judgment. Punchbowl, Inc. v. AJ Press LLC, 2:21-cv-03010-SVW-MAR (C.D. Cal.).
Representation of SHEIN in a variety of trademark matters.
Representation of Gannett Co, Inc. in copyright
public access matters.
Representation of Keds LLC in defending a trademark infringement claim brought by Hanesbr
s Inc. over foreign uses of the CHAMPION br
. The case was dismissed in its entirety, for failure to state a claim. Hanesbr
s Inc. v. Keds, LLC, No. 1:20-cv-11354-IT, 2021 WL 2043470 (D. Mass. May 21, 2021)
Representation of Citizen Watch Company of America in trademark
right of publicity litigation brought by a former astronaut.
Representation of Ares Management, a publicly traded, leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $447 billion of assets under management
approximately 3,000 employees. Manages
enforces worldwide trademark
domain name portfolio,
provides advice, counseling,
litigation regarding IP
privacy matters.
Representation of the Estate of Michael Jackson in various lawsuits against the Estate, including obtaining an injunction in a trademark case that was affirmed by the Ninth Circuit. Branca v. Heal the World Found., 568 F. App'x 521 (9th Cir. 2014).
Representation of user-generated content websites in copyright
trademark disputes.
Obtained a temporary restraining order
later permanent injunction against counterfeiters of br
-name jeans.
Media & Entertainment: Representation of The Palm Beach Post in obtaining an order unsealing
releasing the Gr
Jury records in the 2006 Jeffrey Epstein prosecution. CA Fla. Holdings, LLC v. Aronberg, 360 So. 3d 1149 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2023).
Defended Sony Pictures Entertainment in a federal jury trial involving a claimed $50 million lawsuit alleging interference with a promoter's contracts with personalities from client's hit television show
involving trademark counterclaims. After the close of plaintiffs' case, the federal judge dismissed the plaintiffs' case with prejudice. The Celler Law Organization, Inc., et al., vs. Sony Pictures Television Inc., USDC, Southern District of Florida, Case No.: 1:13-CV-61678-Cohn-Seltzer.
Privacy/TCPA: Representation of Yahoo! in defeating class certification in Sherman v. Yahoo! Inc., No. 13cv0041-GPC-WVG, 2015 WL 5604400 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 23, 2015)
Representation of defendant in Telephone Consumer Protection Act putative class action brought over confirmatory text messages. Ibey v. Taco Bell Corp., 2012 WL 2401972 (S.D. Cal. 2012).
Representation of MySpace, Inc. in MySpace, Inc. v. Media Breakaway, LLC, which resulted in a more than $6 million judgment in favor of MySpace for claims under the CAN-SPAM act
related state law claims.
Representation of MySpace, Inc. in MySpace, Inc. v. Wallace, 498 F. Supp. 2d 1293 (C.D. Cal. 2007), enjoining a defendant under the CAN-SPAM Act.
Representation of MySpace, Inc. in MySpace, Inc. v. TheGlobe.com, Inc., 2007 WL 1686966 (C.D. Cal. 2007), granting summary judgment under the CAN-SPAM Act, California's anti-spamming statute
for breach of MySpace's Terms of Use, including its $50 per email liquidated damages clause. The case settled on confidential terms in 2007.
Pro Bono: Appointed guardian ad litem to several foster children.
Pro bono counsel to Mona Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports grassroots initiatives focused on education
raising the status of women
girls in the US
abroad.
Pro bono counsel in removal proceedings of a human
women's rights activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo seeking asylum in the United States
client is now a lawful U.S. citizen
Ambassador/fundraiser, Public Counsel's Run for Justice, 2008-2017
