Media & Entertainment: Litigation
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP frequently handles complex, business-critical disputes on behalf of prominent entertainment and publishing companies. It is a particularly strong choice for intellectual property disputes, including music royalty rate-setting proceedings, alongside strengths in disputes concerning the ownership, distribution and licensing of content.
Work Highlights
- Weil represented Meta Platforms in a putative class action, relating to their advertising business, whereby the plaintiff alleged copyright infringement.
Strengths
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"Weil has the depth and knowledge of understanding in the areas we need help with. I find them incredibly practical."
"They bring extensive knowledge of the subject area and engage in tactical types of actions that put the case in a better position."
"They are a very experienced team, who are easy to communicate and work with and are very knowledgeable."
"Weil has the depth and knowledge of understanding in the areas we need help with. I find them incredibly practical."
"They bring extensive knowledge of the subject area and engage in tactical types of actions that put the case in a better position."
"They are a very experienced team, who are easy to communicate and work with and are very knowledgeable."
Notable Practitioners
Benjamin Marks has notable experience representing well-known media and entertainment companies in intellectual property disputes. He is especially active in litigation involving music licensing and copyright royalties.
"He is a professional to the utmost point, and an expert in licensing. It is impossible to think there is anyone who would not be convinced by his arguments."
"He is a brilliant IP litigator and incredibly practical. In addition to bringing really strong legal solutions, he finds practical solutions to problems."
Todd Larson is regularly called upon by media and technology companies to handle complex intellectual property cases.
"He is very good at identifying things we haven't thought of and taking the extra step to really understand our business and our needs well."
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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