Mr David Grossman > Loeb & Loeb LLP > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile

Loeb & Loeb LLP has significant expertise in assisting clients from music, television and film with matters such as copyright infringement, profit participation and film distribution arbitration. Intellectual property expert Barry Slotnick co-heads the practice from the firm’s New York office; in a standout matter for the litigator, he is currently representing Sony Music Publishing and Sony Music Entertainment in a copyright infringement case brought by a duo signed to Rafael Pina’s reggaetón label. David Grossman and Christian Carbone  co-chair the practice in Los Angeles. Grossman’s broad practice encompasses copyright infringement, idea submission and rights of publicity; he recently represented NBCUniversal in a copyright-related case over a song used at the Olympics.  John Gatti, a Los Angeles-based litigator, is particularly proficient in dealing with reputationally sensitive cases such as those related to the ‘me too’ movement.

Loeb & Loeb LLP leverages the deep bench strength of locations in the US and Asia, to safeguard and manage the trademarks of such major entertainers as Tenacious D, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, in addition to household name multinationals including Universal, Netflix, BET, Lionsgate, and Paramount Pictures. The team is headed in Los Angeles by intangible asset acquisition and protection expert Melanie Howard, who specializes in the fashion, luxury, and retail sectors. In Chicago, Douglas Masters counsels brand owners, sports leagues, athletes, and advertisers, on brand strategy. David Grace in Los Angeles has a strong record in assisting start-ups, celebrities, and established corporates. Other key figures include seasoned litigator David Grossman and internet commerce and right of publicity advisor Jorge Arciniega in Los Angeles, Sara Crisafulli, who handles oppositions and cancellations in New York, and Tiffany Dunn, who represents recording artists and songwriters, and Bess Morgan, who manages sponsorship and influencer agreements in Nashville.

The intellectual property group at Loeb & Loeb LLP remains a force in the marketplace, leveraging the deep bench strength of locations in the US and Asia, to represent household names such as Sony, Netflix and Paramount Pictures in high-stakes copyright litigation. The team is headed in Los Angeles by fashion, luxury and retail sector expert Melanie Howard,who brings experience to matters involving cryptocurrency, blockchain and NFTs, and in New York by Barry Slotnick, a music and entertainment specialist whose past clients have included the Beastie Boys, David Guetta, and the J.R.R. Tolkien Estate. David Grossman in Los Angeles is a go-to for major clients in film and television and is currently defending Netflix and the Duffer Brothers in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed over the series “Stranger Things.” Jonathan Zavin handles matters for major recording and publishing clients in New York. Senior counsel Sarah Schacter departed in October 2022, and Wook Hwang left the firm in April 2024. Partner Tim Warnock in Nashville joined from Riley Warnock & Jacobson PLC in April 2022, and Los Angeles partners John Gatti and Lauren Fried arrived from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP in February and March 2022.