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Co-chair of the trials practice group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York-based Orin Snyder brings strong experience and knowledge of commercial litigation, specializing in the entertainment and tech spaces. Highlighted work from the previous year include the representation of OpenAI in an innovative defamation case based on generative AI output, where the plaintiff alleged that ChatGPT produced false and defamatory content about him; the judge granted motion for summary judgment finding in OpenAI’s favor. Furthermore, he continues to lead in the representation of AMC Networks against a lawsuit brought by the producers of The Walking Dead seeking to change their contracts regarding their profit participation.
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Orin Snyder is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading trial lawyers and litigators. A former federal prosecutor, he is a partner in the New York office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He has a national trial and litigation practice, including complex commercial, technology and media litigation, internal corporate investigations and white-collar. His clients have included Facebook, AMC Networks, Uber, Cablevision, General Electric, T-Mobie, Goldman Sachs, Starbucks, Time Warner, and Warner Music Group. Has also handled complex litigation for such well-known individuals as Mark Zuckerberg, Jerry Seinfeld, David Letterman, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Bob Dylan. Orin is co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s Trials Practice Group.
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