At O+Z

• Sony v. Cox
  Obtained a $1 billion jury verdict for Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV, and Warner Chappell against Cox Communications, based on its contributory and vicarious infringement of over 10,000 copyrights. This verdict was reportedly the 5th largest jury verdict in the United States in 2019. (Eastern District of Virginia)
• Cengage v. Book Dog Books
  Obtained a $34.2 million jury verdict against a U.S. commercial distributor for willful trademark and infringement, along with a fee award and a permanent injunction against any further infringement. This trial was fundamental to the publishing industry’s fight to ensure distributors adequately safeguard against counterfeits. Represented Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson, and John Wiley & Sons. (Southern District of New York)
• John Wiley & Sons v. Rivadeneyra
  Successfully litigated against an international network of fraudulent companies created to illegally purchase and distribute gray market goods. Represented Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Education, and Pearson. (District of New Jersey)
• Bedford Freeman & Worth v. Does 1-30
  Copyright litigation for Cengage Learning, Elsevier, Macmillan Learning, McGraw-Hill Global Education, and Pearson against anonymous websites selling infringing copies of eBooks through Google Shopping. (Southern District of New York)
• Warner Records v. Charter Communications
  Copyright litigation for the major record labels (UMG, Sony Music, Warner Music) and music publishers (UMPG, Sony/ATV, and Warner Chappell) against Charter Communications, alleging it turned a blind eye to its subscribers’ repeated infringement. (District of Colorado)
• UMG Recordings v. Bright House Networks
  Copyright litigation for the major record labels (UMG, Sony Music, Warner Music) and music publishers (UMPG, Sony/ATV, and Warner Chappell) against Bright House Networks, alleging it turned a blind eye to its subscribers’ repeated infringement. (Middle District of Florida)
• Anti-Counterfeit Best Practices
  Developed and obtained widespread adoption of industry best practices against counterfeiting. Represented the nation’s leading educational publishers.
  See www.stopcounterfeitbooks.com.
• Higher Education Publishers’ Online Anti-Piracy Enforcement
  Successfully brought dozens of lawsuits in courts throughout the country against commercial suppliers and sellers of counterfeits. Venues have included federal district courts in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Represented different combinations of the nation’s leading educational publishers.
• HTC v. Universal Music Enterprises
  Successfully represented Universal Music Group in litigation over the use of Nina Simone recordings in a major advertising campaign. (Southern District of New York)
• Sony Music v. Screenplay
  Successfully represented Sony Music Entertainment in copyright litigation against an aggregator of music videos. (Southern District of New York)
• Warner Music v. Scorpio Music
  Successfully represented Warner Music Group in litigation against a commercial distributor concerning music albums by band Black Sabbath. (Southern District of New York)
• Atlantic v. Konami
  Successfully represented Atlantic Recording Corporation, Bad Boy Records, LLC, Elektra Entertainment Group Inc., Warner Bros. Records Inc., and Warner Music Group Corp. in copyright litigation against major video game company. (Southern District of New York)
• John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng
  Successfully defeated a multi-million-dollar attorney fee petition following a negative Supreme Court ruling. Represented John Wiley & Sons. (Southern District of New York)
• Hoops v. SIIA
  Successfully defended against state law tort claims based on an allegedly improper takedown notice sent to an online marketplace. Represented the Software & Information Industry Association. (Eastern District of Tennessee)
• Cengage v. Follett
  Successfully represented Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill Global Education, and Pearson in litigation against one of the largest book distributors in the country. (Southern District of New York)

Prior to O+Z

• A&M Records v. Napster
  Enjoining the Napster P2P network. (Central District of Columbia, Ninth Circuit)
• Andersen v. Atlantic Records
  Represented record companies in putative class action regarding their anti-piracy efforts. (District of Oregon)
• Arista Records v. MP3Board.com
  Represented record companies in copyright suit over linking to infringing recordings. (Southern District of New York)
• Atlantic Recording v. Media Group
  Jury verdict of willful infringement against CD replicator for $136 million. (Central District of California)
• Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset
  Jury verdict of willful infringement in Minneapolis for $1.92 million for unauthorized uploading and downloading of music on a P2P network. (District of Minnesota, Eighth Circuit)
• In re Aimster
  Enjoining Aimster in multi-district litigation proceeding. (Northern District of Illinois, Seventh Circuit)
• In re Verizon
  Litigated first 512(h) DMCA subpoena case. (District Court for District of Columbia, DC Circuit)
• MGM v. Grokster
  Represented movie studios and record companies in Supreme Court, won 9-0 reversal. (Supreme Court)
• Sony v. Tenenbaum
  Jury verdict of willful infringement for $675,000 for unauthorized uploading and downloading of music on a P2P network. (District of Massachusetts, First Circuit)