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CurrentRepresentative Matters:• Representing legendary music composer Hans Zimmer, Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Music, and others, in connection with a copyright infringement claim related to the musical score of the Oscar-winning film 12 Years A Slave.• Represented Viacom Media Networks, Monami Entertainment, NFGTV Inc., and others, in connection with a copyright infringement action related to the hit television show Love & Hip Hop.• Obtained complete defense victory for Paramount Pictures following a two-week bench trial in a complex commercial dispute involving overlapping issues of entertainment and securities law.• Represented Viacom Inc. and Viacom Media Networks in an action involving numerous tort claims, including misappropriation of likeness and defamation, arising out of the production and broadcast of a reality television program. • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of client Creative Artist Agency in an action asserting tort and contract claims related to a highly successful television series.• Represented Universal Studios in an accounting dispute with StudioCanal related to a series of films produced by Working Title Films. • Represented British soccer player David Beckham in libel and slander litigation against prominent magazine.• Represented Paramount Home Entertainment in a dispute with Rank DMS in an alleged breach of a “most favored nations” provision in connection with distribution services for home entertainment products.
