Mr Barry Slotnick > Loeb & Loeb LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

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 Netflix and Paramount Pictures in high-stakes copyright litigation. The practice is led 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 successful defended 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. Tal Dickstein, also in New York, works alongside Slotnick on film industry matters. Wook Hwang left the team in April 2024.

Loeb & Loeb LLP offers an experienced intellectual property practice that is active in the media and entertainment sphere. Its skilled litigators can handle all aspects of IP disputes in state, federal, and appellate courts; as well as arbitration tribunals. Barry Slotnick chairs from the firm’s New York office and is renowned in the music industry for his copyright expertise. In Los Angeles, Sunny Brenner combines his knowledge of IP theory with a deep understanding of the entertainment industry, Jim Curry is an accomplished litigator that focuses on distribution issues, IP, and media torts, and Tal Dickstein assists his music, motion picture, and advanced media clients with their complex legal and business issues, and John Gatti has extensive litigation and trial experience at all levels of the US judiciary. Tim Warnock, based in Nashville, is a seasoned trial litigator and an approved Rule 31 mediator in Tennessee. Wook Hwang left the firm in April 2024.