Heidi Tandy focuses her practice on the procurement and enforcement of intellectual property rights, offering representation in a number of areas including trademarks, copyright infringement, licenses regarding user submissions and brand management, and social media and FTC compliance policies. She works with clients of all sizes and industries, including large corporations, small businesses, retail stores, non-profit organizations, content creators, musicians and novelists. Tandy regularly creates GDPR-compliant Terms of Service and Privacy policies for nonprofits and other business entities, and was also the first to create a “Terms of Use” policy for The New York Times in 1995.

Heidi has merged her legal background with over a dozen years of analysis and insight on fan communities, fan creativity, transmedia, transformative works, social media and community engagement. Her specialties include analysis of current communities and user bases, development of interactive processes and recommendations on development of deliverables, connections and interest groups.She blogs on legal topics of interest to fans, creators and copyright-stakeholders at http://fyeahcopyright.tumblr.com

At Price Benowitz, LLP, we pride ourselves on assisting and fighting for our clients. Heidi Tandy focuses her practice on social media, internet and ecommerce and intellectual property protection for clients large and small. Her practice areas include social media policy development and practice, managing domestic and foreign trademark portfolios, trademark selection and protection counseling, copyright registration and protection, assignments and license agreements, electronic commerce and privacy policy development and enforcement, license agreements, online user terms of service, and due diligence during acquisitions, bankruptcies and mergers.

Managed events and served as liaison between the Board and event teams.

Trademark and copyright matters.

Corporate associate detailed to Richard Bernstein, with a focus on internet issues, Terms of Use, privacy policies, contracts, licenses, COPPA, HIPPA and intellectual property issues.

Corporate associate with a focus on intellectual property, franchise and internet issues.

Trademark searches and analysis, trademark applications, assisting in IP litigations.