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Davis+Gilbert LLP Offices
1675 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10019
NEW YORK
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Davis+Gilbert LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory Tier 1
Davis+Gilbert LLP covers a myriad of transactional and regulatory work spanning prosecution and defense in competitive, regulatory, and reputational cases, as well as in emerging areas such as generative artificial intelligence and IP-related risks. The group represents impressive clients from a range of industries, including household name brands. Practice co-chair Ronald Urbach
has extensive experience representing clients before governmental and regulatory bodies including the NAD, NARB, and FTC. Richard Eisert, co-chair of the firm, specializes in the technology sector and covers e-commerce, IP, and privacy law. Another key name in the firm is Howard R Weingrad who handles content review and production, celebrity endorsement and talent engagement, and pre-litigation IP and contract dispute resolution. Allison Fitzpatrick is recognized for her expertise in digital media including social media, influencer marketing, and native advertising. Aaron Taylor plays a pivotal role in the firm, regularly challenging and defending false advertising claims. Both Paavana Kumar and Samantha Rothaus were promoted to partner in January 2023, and they focus on advertising campaign matters and IP, respectively. Associates Louis DiLorenzo and Alexa Meera Singh are notably involved in advising on regulatory requirements. All individuals mentioned are based in New York. Practice head(s):
Ronald Urbach; Richard Eisert
Other key lawyers:
Allison Fitzpatrick; Aaron Taylor; Howard R. Weingrad; Louis DiLorenzo; Paavana Kumar; Samantha Rothaus; Alexa Meera Singh
Testimonials
‘Davis+Gilbert is the best advertising firm in the country in my view.’
‘They know everything there is to know about advertising, and also everything adjacent to advertising.’
‘They are always responsive and business savvy- considering the business risks as well as the legal risks.’
Key clients
Bridgestone Tires
Quantasy + Associates
Claire’s
Coty
Fiesta Restaurant Group
Little Caesar Enterprises
Avocado Mattress
Epson America
JM Smuckers
CBS Interactive
Wawa
Intellectual property > Copyright Tier 3
New York-based firm Davis+Gilbert LLP employs the bench strength of its experienced team to advise such household names as Little Caesars on the management and protection of their global copyright portfolios. The practice is headed by advertising and marketing expert Ronald Urbach, who brings expertise to clients across such spaces as the automotive industry, electronics, and food and beverages. Marc Rachman specializes in complex disputes involving music, photo, pictorial, sculptural, and literary works. Seasoned IP litigator, arbitrator, and mediator Guy Cohen draws on over 25 years of experience in the IP space to represent businesses in media, consumer goods, manufacturing, and retail. Sara Edelman acts for content creators, advertising agencies, and fashion companies. Ashima Dayal, a specialist in disputes over the usage of third-party content, advises authors, book publishers, filmmakers, and fashion designers. Key support is provided by associate Danielle Zolot. Louis DiLorenzo was promoted to partner in January 2024. All the lawyers mentioned work in the New York. Practice head(s):
Ronald Urbach
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Marc Rachman is incredible. Smart, easy to get along with, had great background knowledge of our industry, so we didn’t need to spend any billable hours providing him with industry context, and of course, delivered an incredible result for us.’
Key clients
Hypixel Studios
Little Caesars
ModTruss, Inc.
Blockthrough
Creed Fragances
GrubHub Seamless
Merlyn Mind
Clean.io
Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling Tier 3
Based in New York, Davis+Gilbert LLP’s labor and employment team offers a wide range of employment counseling services, including conducting investigations and internal audits, creating investigation training programs, and assisting in implementing preventative management procedures. Notably, the firm serves as the national employment counsel for Turner Construction Company, where it oversees the client’s labor obligations as a federal contractor. The practice is jointly led by Gregg Gilman and Daniel A Feinstein. Gilman is national employment counsel for several leading companies in the financial, marketing, communications, and real estate industries. Feinstein represents clients in a wide range of matters, including hiring, sexual harassment, and other types of internal investigations. Jessica Golden Cortes also comes recommended; she focuses on internal investigations of employee complaints. Shira Franco focuses on counseling clients particularly in the technology, healthcare, and financial services sectors. All individuals are based in New York.Practice head(s):
Gregg Gilman; Daniel Feinstein
Other key lawyers:
Jessica Golden Cortes; Shira Franco
Testimonials
‘Davis & Gilbert offers experts across many verticals related to advertising and provides recommendations for lawyers within the firm who can support specific requests. Practice leaders work together rather than trying to be an expert in everything.’
‘Shira Franco is incredibly responsive and resourceful. Shira does not overcomplicate issues, she explains the risks with all actions and guides business owners and HR leaders on ideal outcomes to avoid litigation.’
‘Shira Franco is the complete package. She is my go-to referral for employment law matters for my clients.’
‘The team is knowledgeable and very responsive. The communication is fast and efficient’
‘The team has unmatched skills in practical problem-solving. There is no degree of difficulty they cannot handle. It is great comfort walking into any situation knowing that the best lawyer in the room is on your side.’
‘Dan Feinstein is hands down the best employment lawyer I have encountered in my career. His ability to precisely focus on the main issues in any case and concentrate effort for the optimum outcome sets him apart from the rest. He has earned the respect of his peers.’
‘Our experience with Davis & Gilbert LLP and specifically Daniel Feinstein has been exemplary. Dan has been astute, responsive, creative and tireless in representing us through several potentially litigious situations this year, in addition to the more routine counsel we require. We think highly of Dan and the firm and recommend him without hesitation.’
‘Dan Feinstein applies the law to our business and labor issues so strategically. His advice is always thoughtfully tailored to our specific corporate culture and goals. In a climate when we find many attorneys simply explain the law and forecast legal complications without delivering substantive advice, Dan expertly guides us through important decisions and complicated issues. ’
Key clients
Turner Construction
Fortress Investment Group
Alma
Global Infrastructure Partners
Rudin Management
Blue Owl Capital
Rockpoint Group
Drive Shack, Inc.
Horizon Media
Travel Leaders Group
Synk
Smart AdServer
Sixth Street Partners
Enlink Midstream
Work highlights
- Acting as the national employment counsel for Turner; advising it on day-to-day employment matters, labor obligations as a federal contractor and prevailing wage matters, as well as advising on and assisting in implementing preventative management procedures and policies and conducting investigations and internal audits.
- Developing a comprehensive, up to date, and user-friendly Employee Handbook for Alma employees; and provide day-to-day advice to Alma on federal, state and local leave laws, background checks and wage and hour compliance.
- Provided counseling for Third Bridge Group to navigate complex employee disability and medical accommodation matters.
Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) Tier 3
Davis+Gilbert LLP‘s privacy and data security team is particularly noted for its expertise with advertising clients, combining privacy and ad tech capabilities to assist in emerging areas of tech, ad fraud, and brand safety. Richard Eisert, team co-head, advises clients from start-ups to multinational companies; he combines privacy and technology advice with intellectual property knowledge. Co-head Gary A Kibel is particularly noted for his work across the e-commerce, financial services and employment sectors. Oriyan Gitig , Counsel, draws on data privacy expertise to assist clients in developing best practices; associate Emily Catron leverages advertising industry experience to advise clients on regulatory compliance matters. Zach Klein, associate, is recommended by clients for his ‘leading edge on both legal theory and commercial practice‘, a data privacy expert with experience in government. All team members mentioned are in New York.Practice head(s):
Richard Eisert; Gary Kibel
Other key lawyers:
Oriyan Gitig; Zach Klein, Emily Catron; Jeremy Merkel
Testimonials
‘The D&G team is very strong in all things privacy-related and AdTech related. They have been very helpful to us over the last few years as the law in the US is evolving rapidly.’
‘I’ve worked with Davis & Gilbert’s privacy practice for several years now, and have yet to find a group of professionals that can match their breadth of expertise or customer acumen. I leave every engagement feeling like every dollar has brought a return on investment.’
‘Zachary Klein is one of the most prominent privacy attorneys I’ve worked with and is leading edge on both legal theory and commercial practice. ’
‘I’ve been working with Zachary Klein over the last 3 years in differing engagements in distinct industries and client sectors. Zachary has consistently delivered a world class experience from the beginning of the engagement through the conclusion and even beyond. Zachary’s ability to translate between technical and legal audiences is best described as savant-like.’
‘We have worked primarily with Zachary Klein in the Cyber law space. Zach was able to quickly and thoroughly understand our business model and advise us on different approaches. He is very knowledgeable in the field and is very responsive when a situation requires an urgent consult. ’
Key clients
Actable Data
Arcspan Media
Forbes Media LLC
Giant Spoon
GPS Trackit
Kerv Interactive
Magellan AI
Roofstock
StackAdapt
theBalm
Tradeswell
Vistar Media
Work highlights
- Acted as counsel for numerous clients on how best to conduct CRM retargeting and avoid running afoul of the applicable legal limitations, and how best to allocate risks under agreements with CRM retargeting vendors and platforms.
- Actively guiding many clients to better understand the new laws that have come into effect in 2023, including the CPRA, CDPA and CPA, and how to ensure their privacy compliance programs are consistent with these new regulations.
- Advising numerous clients on legal developments impacting “data scraping” practices, including recent privacy legislation and data scraping-related litigation involving publicly available online information.
Davis+Gilbert LLP > Firm Profile
Firm overview: Legal mastery is critical but not enough. Even the best legal strategies must work in tandem with your business realities. Davis+Gilbert’s industry focus and deep insight about the issues that drive your business enable us to provide solutions that make a difference.
Davis+Gilbert’s proactive, business-oriented approach stems from our long history of working with key industries not just as advocates but also as counselors. The firm helped guide the marketing communications ecosystem as it evolved from the early 20th century to today’s world of data, digital and social media. For many years, Davis+Gilbert has successfully applied that same see-around-corners vision and focus to real estate, financial services, hospitality, technology and other service sector industries, becoming the firm of choice for the market leaders of today and tomorrow.
From its base in New York, Davis+Gilbert represents a diverse range of clients across the country and around the world.
Advertising + Marketing: Our firm grew up with the advertising industry, from its earliest beginnings through every stage of its exponential growth. We have been witness to, and a key participant in, the evolution of advertising and marketing law and the remarkable proliferation of related industries that now form the vast marketing ecosystem. From advertising agencies to major brands, from content creators to tech-forward digital platforms, whether our clients are global publicly traded companies or two-person startups, they depend on us to help achieve their business goals, protect their rights and minimize their legal risks.
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights + Finance: The last financial crisis shined a harsh light on the legal exposure of lenders, loan servicers, sponsors and trustees, when investors and other participants in the credit markets incurred losses. The collapse of the subprime mortgage securitization market, in particular, brought a wave of litigation — by investors and deal counterparties claiming contractual breaches and outright fraud — that continues to this day. This litigation has created a roadmap for new plaintiffs to follow, escalating the stakes for defendants.
Our firm’s attorneys have been actively representing participants in the credit markets and the litigation they face, gaining deep experience in protecting and enforcing their rights at each stage of a market’s evolution.
Benefits + Compensation: Aside from being one of the top expense items on the books, a company’s employee benefits and compensation packages go to the heart of attracting and retaining a strong workforce. That said, these items all operate in a stringent regulatory environment where small mistakes can carry large liabilities.
Our benefits and compensation attorneys understand the business practicalities that drive benefits and compensation issues and decisions. Our clients count on us to design and implement plans that strike the right balance of compliance, cost and administrative ease.
Corporate + Transactions: For companies of all sizes and across all industries, effective growth strategies are a key driver of success in the marketplace. Our transactional attorneys get deeply involved in understanding the business and strategic thinking of our clients, and we take a pragmatic yet long-term approach to determining how we can best support their growth. From early-stage start-ups to global Fortune 100 companies, our attorneys tend to the full range of our clients’ corporate, financial and transactional needs.
Intellectual Property + Media: For companies in a number of dynamic industries — particularly media, entertainment and sports — constant change is a given. As the lines between these fields continue to converge and cross, new legal challenges arise, especially in intellectual property law.
Our intellectual property and media practice has for decades been on the front line of the seismic shift from traditional to digital media, and we are amply equipped to help clients address intellectual property challenges in ways both conventional and innovative. Companies look to us to understand their brands, prioritize their concerns and help them navigate the legal and regulatory risks they face in markets that are constantly redefining themselves.
Labor + Employment: For companies where employees and their talents are by far the most important assets, the business ramifications of labor and employment law hold special weight. Our labor and employment attorneys are uniquely attuned to the practical aspects of managing and retaining essential employees. We serve as primary employment counsel for businesses throughout the United States in various industries tending to the day-to-day legal aspects of their employee relations.
Litigation + Dispute Resolution: The most complex and hardest-fought legal cases tend to center around people, their ideas, their contracts or their workplaces. These disputes frequently involve the movement of talent between competitors, workplace claims, the ownership of intellectual property, false and deceptive marketing practices, the rights and responsibilities of the parties to corporate transactions and controversies over commercial leasing. Our litigation and disputes attorneys handle matters in all of these areas. We assess risk, secure favorable resolutions, and forcefully pursue our clients’ interests through trial and appeals. Our clients include major players in the marketing communications, e-commerce, financial services, hospitality and commercial leasing sectors. We also represent prominent advertisers, agencies and their brands.
Privacy, Technology + Data Security: The increasingly intertwined concerns of privacy and data security continue to cast a long shadow over the business models of companies in nearly every industry. Both concerns carry considerable risk — legal, financial and reputational — but with proper attention to the statutory and contractual requirements that underlie and inform the risk, they can be turned to competitive advantage. Our attorneys work with data-driven businesses of all kinds to identify and address the compliance risks associated with data flowing in and out of their organizations, advising clients on best practices, assessing their contracts, preventing and responding to data breaches and providing defense in litigation and enforcement actions.
When it comes to technology, today every business is a technology business, constantly entering into contractual arrangements involving a broad array of evolving technologies, including AI, SaaS platforms and ad tech services. Accordingly, our attorneys regularly draft contracts for innovation-forward companies in virtually every industry sector, including advertising, e-commerce, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality, retail, entertainment, media and real estate. These extend to technology development, licensing, purchases, sales and joint ventures. To each transaction, we bring a deep understanding of both the technology and the underlying business.
Private Client Services: Davis+Gilbert’s private client services practice counsels business owners, executives, hedge fund principals and other successful individuals and families in a variety of issues impacting their personal and business decisions, including business succession issues, estate planning, charitable giving and trust and estate administration.
Real Estate: Our real estate lawyers represent tenants and landlords, as well as buyers and sellers of all sizes, at every stage in the real estate life cycle. Long dominant in the fast-paced New York City real estate market, we have become a key player in national markets as our clients’ interests have expanded. Our reputation for toughness and fairness has earned repeat business from sophisticated clients that value a win-win deal where all parties get what they need.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising + Marketing | Ronald Urbach | ||
| Advertising + Marketing | Richard Eisert | ||
| Benefits + Compensation | Mark Bokert | ||
| Benefits + Compensation | Alan Hahn | ||
| Corporate + Transactions | Brad Schwartzberg | ||
| Corporate + Transactions | Curt Myers | ||
| Privacy, Technology + Data Security | Ronald Urbach | ||
| Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights + Finance | Joseph Cioffi | ||
| Intellectual Property + Media | Ronald Urbach | ||
| Labor + Employment | Gregg Gilman | ||
| Labor + Employment | Daniel Feinstein | ||
| Litigation + Dispute Resolution | Michael Lasky | ||
| Litigation + Dispute Resolution | Neal Klausner | ||
| Private Client Services | Alan Kroll | ||
| Private Client Services | Herbert Nass | ||
| Real Estate | Robert Karin | ||
| Real Estate | Mark Maltz | ||
| Real Estate | Donald Sonnenborn | ||
| Taxation | Stephen Foley |
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