Vincent H. Chieffo

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Shareholder; Co-Chair, National Media and Entertainment Litigation Group

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Litigation: Gray v. Hudson, 28 F. 4th 87 (9th Cir. 2022), affirming district court's grant of the defense motion for judgment as a matter of law
  vacating the prior jury verdict of copyright infringement.
  Gray v. Perry, 2:15-cv-05642-CAS (JCx), 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4631 (C.D. Cal. March 16, 2020), granting the defense motion for judgment as a matter of law
  vacating the prior judgment entered on the jury verdict in a copyright infringement action.
  Gray v. Perry, 2:15-cv-05642-CAS (JCx), 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50803 (C.D. Cal. April 3, 2017), granting a defense partial summary judgment in a copyright infringement action.
  Roberts v. Gordy, 181 F. Supp. 3d 997 (S.D. Fla. 2016), dismissal of copyright infringement action for lack of a valid copyright registration
  for lack of st
  ing.
  Branca v. Heal the World Found., 568 Fed. Appx. 521 (9th Cir. 2014), affirming district court's denial of relief under Rule 60(b) that had attached a judgment obtained on behalf of the personal representatives of the Estate of Michael Jackson.
  Moreau v. Daily Independent, 2013 WL 85362, 41 Med. L. Rep. 1471 (E.D. Cal. 2013), granting anti-SLAPP motion
  dismissing defamation claim against newspaper.
  National Center for Jewish Film v. Riverside Films LLC, 2012 WL 4052111, 2012 Copr. L. Dec. P. 30, 316 (C.D. Cal., 2012), granting defense summary judgment on fair use grounds in copyright infringement action based on film clips used by the producer of a documentary film about Sholem Aleichem.
  RST (2005) Inc. v. Research in Motion Ltd., 597 F. Supp.2d 362 (S.D.N.Y. 2009), granting, in part, summary judgment to plaintiff in dispute arising from license agreement for a Rolling Stones br
  ed, limited edition Blackberry smartphone.
  Silverlit Toys Manufactory, Ltd. V. Absolute Toy Marketing, Inc., 2007 WL 521239 (N.D. Cal. 2007), granting preliminary injunction for copyright
  trademark infringement.
  Polygram Records, Inc. v. Legacy Entertainment Group, LLC, 2006 WL 163223 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006), affirming summary judgment that held Heirs of Hank Williams Sr. are exclusive owners of exploitation rights to Hank Williams recorded radio programs.
  Lyrick Studios, Inc. v. Big Idea Productions, Inc., 420 F.3d 388 (5th Cir. 2005), reversal of breach of distribution agreement, $10 million jury verdict.
  Briarpatch Ltd. L.P. v. Phoenix Pictures, Inc., 373 F.3d 296 (2d Cir. 2004) cert. denied 544 U.S. 949 (2005), copyright infringement.
  Winter v. D.C. Comics, 30 Cal.4th 881 (2003), right of publicity.
  Adidas-Salomon AG v. Target Corp., 228 F.Supp. 2d 1192 (D. Oregon 2002), trademark.
  Fogerty v. Fantasy, 510 U.S. 57 (1994) on rem
  , 94 F.3d 553 (9th Cir. 1996), copyright infringement
  right to attorney's fees.
  Schwartz v. Las Vegas Sun, 104 Nev. 508, 761 P.2d 849 (1988)
  110 Nev. 1042, 881 P.2d 638 (1994), defamation.
  Stone v. Williams, 970 F.2d 1043 (2d Cir. 1992)
  Stone v. Gulf America Fire & Casualty Co. 554 So. 2d. 346 (Alabama 1989), right of illegitimate child of Hank Williams Sr. to renewal U.S. copyrights
  to share in the Estate of Hank Williams Sr.
  Demaris v. Greenspun, 712 F.2d. 433 (9th Cir. 1983), defamation.
  Cher v. Forum International Ltd., 692 F.2d 634 (9th Cir. 1982), right of publicity.
  H.M. Greenspun v. Del E. Webb Corporation, 634 F. 2d 1204 (9th Cir. 1980), shareholder derivative action.
  Guglielmi v. Spelling-Goldberg Prods, 25 Cal.3d 860 (1979), right of publicity.
  Entertainment Transactional: Represented various clients who have granted or obtained trademark licenses, name
  likeness rights,
  literary rights including the licensing of personal rights for the production of a television movie, the grant of syndication rights for television programming, the sale of theatrical rights to a best-selling novel, the sale
  optioning of screenplays,
  the negotiation of a multimillion-dollar endorsement
  concert tour promotion agreement.
  Represented strategic partners in several mini-major studio international partnerships involving equity investments, multi-picture revolving lines of credit for up to $300 million
  single picture financing.
  Represented music publishing companies, including copyright catalog acquisitions,
  various recording artists
  independent record companies regarding recording, production
  distribution agreements,
  royalty accountings.
  Represented musical
  performing artists for single
  multi-engagement tours, for tour
  retail merch
  ising agreements,
  for tour promotion agreements.
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