The entertainment team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP is well-equipped to handle a variety of matters, including copyright disputes, trademark disputes, and matters of fair use. The team is led by New York-based Dale Cendali, who clients praise as ‘a practical problem-solver’ and someone who ’approaches challenges with pragmatism.’ Cendali is adept at handling an array of entertainment and media litigation, including copyright, trademark, and trade secrets matters. Claudia Ray works similarly in copyright and trademark, but also brings experience working with pre-litigation IP issues.
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‘Dale Cendali is truly an expert in the field. She is a practical problem-solver, and approaches challenges with pragmatism and good humor. ’
‘Highly strategic, brilliant lawyers who understand their clients' business, priorities.’
‘Dale Cendali and her team are an absolute pleasure to work with. They are incredibly thoughtful, strategic and simply brilliant. Very responsive, and are everything you could hope for in outside counsel.’
Key clients
- The Boston Red Sox Baseball Club
- The Carnegie Hall Corporation
- Major League Baseball
- The New York Yankees Partnership
- Family of William Styron
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
- Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH and West Publishing Corp.
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Dale Cendali
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Claudia Ray