With a particularly strong intellectual property practice, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC excels in copyright protection across various industries such as music and book publishing, fashion, financial services, hotel and hospitality, and video game and entertainment. Working from the firm’s New York office, the team frequently provides clients with domestic and international copyright counselling, enforcement and litigation, in addition to knowledge and experience involving the use of AI. The group negotiates copyright transactions and licenses, and advises its multinational client base on protection, fair use and ownership. At the helm of the practice, Jonathan King has extensive experience in copyright infringement cases across a range of industries such as music, publishing, and fashion. Richard Mandel is an authority in litigation matters before the federal courts, and Richard Dannay actively represents book publishers and authors and has extensive knowledge and experience concerning fair use.. Joelle Milov has a proven track record in securing and defending intellectual property rights, whilst Joel Karni Schmidt regularly handles copyright clearance, filing strategies, licensing, enforcement and management.
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‘They provide the advice my clients need, and practical solutions. I regularly recommend this firm.’
‘My main contact for copyright matters is Joel Karni Schmidt. He has a lot of experience and expertise, is easy to work and I have recommended him to colleagues and contacts.’
‘Jonathan King is one of the top copyright litigators in the U.S. He is incredibly bright and well known for his work in the field of artificial intelligence and copyright, and he handles of some of the top AI cases in the U.S.'
- 'Richard Mandel is a top copyright litigator with over 30 years of experience, who is very experienced with copyright termination matters.'
- 'Joel Karni Schmidt provides top-notch copyright advice and strategy, and works on complex transactional copyright matters, and prelitigation copyright enforcement.'
- 'Joelle Milov and Dasha Chestukhin are rising stars at the firm in the copyright field.’
Key clients
- American Federation of Musicians
- Arista Music, Arista Records LLC,
- Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Belters Only Productions Limited
- Capitol Records, LLC
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Eli Lilly
- Epic Games
- Fragomen Global Immigration Services
- FULLBEAUTY Brands Operations, LLC
- Hanky Panky Ltd.
- HarperColllins
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Magic School Bus authors
- McGraw Hill Education
- Norman Rockwell Family Agency
- Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc.
- Penguin Random House
- Polydor Limited
- PolyGram Publishing, Inc.
Work highlights
Representing SoundExchange, The American Federation of Musicians, and SAG-AFTRA in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Cox Communications, supporting the Respondents.
Representing the Recording Industry Association of America and The National Music Publishers Association in submitting an amicus brief to the Third Circuit in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence, supporting the Plaintiffs-Appellee.
Representing Universal Music Publishing Inc. in a copyright suit brought by members of The Diplomats, who allege that The Game’s “No Smoke at the Polo Lounge” infringes their 1969 song.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Jonathan King
Other key lawyers
Richard Mandel; Richard Dannay; Thomas Kjellberg; Joelle Milov; Joel Karni Schmidt; Dasha Chestukhin