Loeb & Loeb LLP has a comprehensive intellectual property offering, offering the full range of copyright services from identification and registration to infringement disputes. The team represents an impressive list of entertainment clients, including major motion picture studios, television networks and production companies, navigating commercial challenges and protecting their creative works. Experienced litigator David Grossman is best known for his work in copyright infringement cases for clients in the entertainment and media sectors, such as NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures and Morgan Creek Productions. Melanie Howard is a key reference for luxury brand clients, focusing on acquisitions, licensing and protection matters, whilst New York-based Tal Dickstein has extensive experience in all phases of litigation in both federal and state courts. John Gatti focuses his practice on litigation in the entertainment, media and sports industries. All named lawyers operate from the firm’s Los Angeles office unless otherwise specified. Jonathan Zavin left the firm in April 2025.
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Key clients
- Apple, Inc.
- Access Industries, Inc.
- Marv Studios
- The Tetris Company, Inc.
- Tetris’ CEO Maya Rogers
- Screenwriter Noah Pink
- Seaview Productions Holdings LLC
- Sonia Friedman Productions Limited
- Wagner Johnson Productions LLC
- Playwright Horizons, Inc.
- The Shubert Organization
- Teton Ridge Entertainment
- NBCUniversal
- Actor Gary Oldman
- Working Title Group
- Jay Livingston Music, Inc.
- Travilyn Livingston
- Sony Music Entertainment and its subsidiary, Ultra Records LLC
- Atticus LLC
- LABC Productions
Work highlights
Successfully represented Apple, Access Industries, Marv Studios, The Tetris Company, Tetris’ CEO Maya Rogers and screenwriter Noah Pink in securing the dismissal of a copyright infringement dispute brought by technology journalist and author Daniel Ackerman.
Successfully defended NBCUniversal against a $14 million copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Providence Publications, which alleged hundreds of infringements spanning a decade.
Representing Jay Livingston Music, Inc. and Travilyn Livingston, daughter of composer Jay Livingston, in a suit brought by Jay Livingston’s granddaughter Tammy challenging termination notices related to the grants of rights for one of Livingston’s most famous songs, “Whatever Will Be Will Be (a.k.a. Que Sera, Sera)”.
Practice head
Christian Carbone; David Grossman; Melanie Howard
Other key lawyers
Tal Dickstein; John Gatti