Matthew M Oppenheim

Practice Areas

Copyright, Trademark, Litigation

Career

Matt Oppenheim is the founding partner of Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP. Matt is a nationally recognized litigator with over 30 years of experience litigating complex disputes, with a recognized expertise in technology, copyright and trademark. Matt is regularly called upon by clients on a wide range of matters involving content, brands and related commercial and strategic issues.

As a trial lawyer, Matt has served as lead counsel in obtaining many of the largest copyright and trademark verdicts in history, including a record-breaking $1 billion jury verdict against Cox Communications for the music industry, and a $34 million verdict against Book Dog Books for the educational publishing industry. On behalf of both large and small clients, Matt has argued and tried cases in federal courts nationwide, and negotiated resolutions of complex multi-party disputes for a wide range of clients. Matt’s long-time clients are some of the most prominent in the world in the music, educational, and publishing industries.

Prior to launching Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP, Matt was a partner with Jenner & Block LLP in Washington, DC, where he co-chaired its Entertainment and New Media Practice, served as the Senior Vice President for Business and Legal Affairs at the Recording Industry Association of America, where he handled a number of milestone cases, including both the Napster and Grokster cases, and was an associate with Proskauer Rose, LLP.

Matt has been honored with recognitions by many different groups. Billboard magazine has named Matt multiple times to its distinguished “Top Music Lawyers” list, which honors lawyers on the front lines of the music industry's legal battles and deals. And, Law360 named Matt a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar.”