Benjamin Mulcahy > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Los Angeles (Century City), United States > Lawyer Profile
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LOS ANGELES, CA 90067-4704
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Benjamin Mulcahy
Work Department
Intellectual Property; Data Protection, Privacy and Security; Cybersecurity; Media, Sport and Entertainment; Technology; Advertising, Marketing and Promotions
Position
Partner in the Intellectual Property and Technology practice and co-chair of the firm’s National Advertising Team
Career
Benjamin R. Mulcahy is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Technology practice and co-chair of the firm’s National Advertising Team. Ben represents major film studios, broadcast and cable television networks, retailers, prominent website operators, major consumer brands and their agencies in all aspects of sports marketing, entertainment marketing and interactive marketing, as well as in structuring and negotiating virtual reality, gaming, eSports and innovative branded entertainment initiatives and navigating the rights of stakeholders and the ever-changing laws that affect how campaigns are activated and content is distributed across all media.
Ben began his career practicing entertainment litigation, representing clients in cases involving copyright and trademark infringement, profit participation, television and motion picture distribution, product placement, and production credit. He also litigated antitrust and civil racketeering cases in addition to serving pro bono as a Special Assistant City Attorney prosecuting gross-misdemeanor jury trials for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.
Memberships
Professional Sports and the Law Member, Editorial Board; Sports Lawyers Association, Member; International Association of Privacy Professionals, Member; Brand Activation Association, Government and Legal Affairs Committee, Member
Education
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School; B.A., Saint John’s University
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
(Hall of Fame)DLA Piper LLP (US) has a solid reputation in the advertising and marketing space, with the full-service team acting across a wide array of industries, though most predominantly in the sports, esports, entertainment, media, and promotions industries. Key areas of expertise include advising on global sports sponsorship agreements, celebrity, influencer and athlete endorsement deals, sweepstakes and contests, structuring and negotiation of agency and media agreements, and social media campaigns. It also has capabilities in assisting clients with metaverse, NFTs and other new media-related advertising and marketing matters. Los Angeles-based Benjamin Mulcahy chairs the national advertising team at the firm, and has extensive experience handling major sports and entertainment marketing matters, as well as digital media deals, for high-profile brands. In Washington DC, associate James Stewart focuses on celebrity and athlete endorsement agreements on behalf of brands for advertising campaigns.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory United States > Media, technology and telecoms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense