Michael Brophy Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Greater Los Angeles Area

My practice at Withers focuses on trust and succession disputes, family business and commercial litigation, and intellectual property matters. I have extensive experience in trust and estate litigation, copyright, Lanham Act, trade secret, unfair competition, contract, and real estate matters. In addition to litigation matters, my experience includes risk assessment and counseling, alternative dispute resolution, and administrative proceedings.Withers has a unique business model, focusing on private client and family business services. In other words, Withers is dedicated to serving the business, personal and philanthropic interests of successful families and charitable organizations. As a litigator, I am excited to be able to work in a global firm that specializes in resolving trust, succession, tax and family business disputes. Withers is ranked in “band 1” in Chambers ranking of Global Private Wealth Firms and Legal 500 named Withers as a ”tier 1” firm in contentious trust and probate practice. As a litigator with a trust and estate focus, this is an exciting, unique place to practice law. www.withersworldwide.com.

My litigation practice at Russ, August & Kabat focused on probate and fiduciary disputes, intellectual property, business, real estate and employment matters. I have extensive experience in trust and estate litigation, copyright, Lanham Act, trade secret, patent, unfair competition, and contract matters. In addition to litigation matters, my experience includes risk assessment and counseling, alternative dispute resolution, and administrative proceedings. Here are examples of the types of matters that I have successfully handled during my career:Trust & Estate Litigation•Represented an individual trustee in a bench trial obtaining a complete and decisive verdict in favor of the fiduciary.•Counseled institutional trustee on resolving disputes with beneficiaries.•Obtained favorable settlement for beneficiary in trust contest and elder abuse actions.•Defeated fraud claims in arbitration on behalf of the co-trustees of a deceased celebrity's trust.•Defeated contract claims in state court on behalf of the co-executors of a celebrity's estate.Intellectual Property•Defeating claims of copyright and trade dress infringement for a clothing retailer.•Defeating a request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction regarding claims of trade dress infringement on behalf of an import company.•Represented manufacturers in resolving trade secret disputes.Media & Entertainment•Counseled major television studio regarding risk management in non-scripted programming.•Successfully resolving a film finance dispute with a production company for a lender.•Represented manufacturer in intellectual property dispute involving advertising.Commercial Disputes•Defeated claims of breach of fiduciary in a bench trial in state court.•Obtained favorable settlement in case involving a partnership dispute.•Obtained and enforced a default judgment for a major auction house in a fraud matter.•Counseled major talent agency regarding contract issues.

My litigation practice at Winston & Strawn focused on trusts and estates, fiduciary duties, intellectual property, entertainment, business, and employment matters. I also served multiple terms as a Summer Program Coordinator and served on the recruiting teams for various law schools, including Harvard and the University of Chicago.

Greater Los Angeles Area

As an associate in the litigation department, my practice focused on trusts and estates, entertainment, employment, and intellectual property matters. I also served as chair of the firm's nationwide Associates Committee and served multiple terms as a Summer Program Coordinator. I also served on the firm's Harvard Law School Recruiting team.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics And Government

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