Michael B. Garfinkel
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Media & Entertainment: Litigation
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Michael Garfinkel is an entertainment and media litigator with more than 30 years of experience navigating his clients' most challenging issues. Michael represents studios, production companies, talent agencies, advertising agencies, and artists in matters involving intricate industry-specific agreements, including trademark, copyright and right of publicity disputes, trade secrets, and defamation. In addition, he also represents a variety of clients in commercial litigation, including limited liability company and partnership disputes and consumer class action defense.
Chambers Review
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Michael Garfinkel represents an impressive clientele, which includes talent agencies, production companies and other leading names in the entertainment sector. His experience includes disputes involving intellectual property rights, profit participation and breach of contract.
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"He has an incredible breadth of knowledge, a unique understanding of all the procedures and a great relationship with all the guilds."
"Michael excels at high-level strategic thinking about the path which will lead to the most positive outcome."
"His vast industry knowledge makes him my go-to attorney for any area in the media and entertainment area. He is proactive and I trust his knowledge, professionalism and analysis of an issue."
"He has an incredible breadth of knowledge, a unique understanding of all the procedures and a great relationship with all the guilds."
"Michael excels at high-level strategic thinking about the path which will lead to the most positive outcome."
"His vast industry knowledge makes him my go-to attorney for any area in the media and entertainment area. He is proactive and I trust his knowledge, professionalism and analysis of an issue."
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