Randi Singer > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Randi Singer
Position
Partner
Career
Randi Singer is a partner in Weil’s IP/Media practice and Head of its Privacy & Cybersecurity group. Her practice focuses on copyright, Lanham Act false advertising and trademark litigation, as well as privacy and cybersecurity. She is a recognized expert on secondary liability infringement issues and has successfully represented and counseled clients on a wide variety of copyright and trademark matters encompassing both bet-the-company platform liability issues as well as classic ownership and fair use issues for comic books, academic works, music and photographs. She counsels some of the world’s most innovative companies on a wide variety of complex advertising, and state unfair trade issues, spanning a broad spectrum from consumer products and services to prescription biologics and molecular diagnostic tests. Randi also has earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) credential and regularly advises clients in connection with privacy, cybersecurity, and social media issues in a wide variety of matters, including hundreds of corporate transactions ranging from high-profile business combination deals to large public company mergers and small talent acquisitions.
Education
Harvard University (BA, 1994, magna cum laude); Columbia Law School (JD, 1998).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
The New York-based team at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is renowned for its deft handling of licensing, copyright, and contractual matters. The team attracts high-profile music clients with its precedent setting experience before the Copyright Royalty Board and rates courts. An additional result of its copyright prowess is its position at the center of critical matters addressing the legal implications of generative AI art, while the team is also well versed with the Lanham Act and has achieved numerous successes in false advertising claims. Benjamin Marks chairs the team and is currently representing Getty Images in a copyright claim against Stability AI and its image software program. Yehudah Buchweitz has assisted with novel issues relating to breaches of contract and anti-trust matters. Randi Singer works on IP matters and is well versed with the secondary liability aspects of a copyright lawsuit. David Yohai is able to cater to top media clients in the field of commercial, IP, and class action matters.
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
(Leading lawyers)Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP specializes in litigation involving Lanham Act disputes and consumer false advertising claims, while also remaining active in advising on regulatory investigations. The group represents strong clients from a range of sectors including technology, food and beverages, and consumer products. Areas of recent growth include matters pertaining to sustainability and consumer protection claims. Heading the team is Randi Singer, based between New York and Silicon Valley. She has extensive experience in advertising, marketing, trademark, and IP disputes, but maintains particular expertise in Lanham Act false advertising matters. In Washington DC, Drew Tulumello is recognized for his work in commercial litigation, often representing the food and beverages sector. David Singh, based in Silicon Valley, notably leads the firm’s national class action practice and represents impressive clients. Additionally, Washington DC-based Arianna Scavetti is an asset to the team and is frequently involved in false and misleading advertising class actions.
United States > Intellectual property > Copyright
The copyright team at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP draws on the strength of the firm’s global network to advise and represent social media platforms, digital music streamers, book publishers, insurers, and companies in the consumer electronics, pharma, and e-commerce sectors on a comprehensive spectrum of copyright issues, ranging from infringement and licensing disputes to secondary liability and DMCA compliance. The practice is headed by Benjamin Marks, who specializes in music copyright royalty cases and acts for clients in litigation involving emerging tech, such as generative AI. Randi Singer brings experience to representing clients in the publishing, social media, and e-commerce spaces, including Meta and eBay, involved in high-stakes infringement matters. Todd Larson provides expertise in royalty rate-setting proceedings and the negotiation of music publishing and sound recording performance licenses. All lawyers mentioned work in New York.
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
A team that ‘balances thorough legal research and know-how with pragmatic business guidance’, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP covers a full array of trademark mandates for a stellar client roster that includes digital music streaming companies, leading social media platforms, major entertainment companies, and internet service providers. Benjamin Marks spearheads the practice, contributing his considerable expertise in advising on high-stakes trademark, copyright, and music licensing disputes. ‘Go-to lawyer’ Randi Singer is a strong choice for brand owners, internet, and e-commerce platforms, and traditional media companies, with Todd Larson being routinely entrusted by large-scale media and entertainment companies. ‘Problem-solver’ Jessica Falk brings strength in fashion, media, and tech. All listed attorneys are based in New York.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Advertising and marketing: litigation United States > Media, technology and telecoms
- Copyright United States > Intellectual property
- Media and entertainment: litigation United States > Media, technology and telecoms
- Trademarks: litigation United States > Intellectual property
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- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Tax > Financial products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense