REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• NPG Records, Inc. et al. v. Roc Nation, LLC et al., Represented Jay-Z co-owned record label in copyright infringement and related claims by Prince estate.

• Negotiated termination of record label contract for recording artist & performer Lizzo.

• Represented and advised heirs of the Roger Troutman Estate regarding musical, copyright and related assets.

• Epic Games, Inc. et al. v. Vraspir, Successfully negotiated expedient settlement in copyright infringement, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and breach of contract claims involving video game Fortnite.

• Lead counsel representing corporate seller in multi-million-dollar acquisition by Japanese multi-national corporation.

• Mills v. Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, Represented on-air talent in broadcast employment contract and fraud litigation.

• Transactional, intellectual property, publicity rights and litigation counsel for model, producer, Internet influencer and spokesperson Halima Aden.

• Lazover v. Clifford and City of Minneapolis, Represented individual in trial and appeal of police brutality/excessive force claim against Minneapolis police officer and city employer.

• Advised estate counsel for U.S.A. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks regarding intellectual property and contractual issues related to Disney movie Miracle, book publishing and rights of publicity.

• Kern v. Lilly Singh, represented copyright claimant against Internet YouTube broadcaster and current host of NBC’s A Little Late with Lilly Singh.

• VelleBe, LLC v. Uzi Vert, LLC et al., Represented promotor in breach of contract claim against performer Lil Uzi Vert.

• Giant Client Publishing, LLC v. Heyday Media Group, LLC et al., Represented national music publisher in contract and copyright litigation.

• Stueve o/b/o St. Jude Medical, Inc. v. Starks, et al., Represented shareholder and corporation in derivative shareholder action against corporate board of directors.

• Nyhus v. City of Blaine et al., Represented television anchor and reporter in federal privacy lawsuit against numerous municipalities, law enforcement agencies and private entities.

• H2Joe v. Lund Food Holdings, Represented inventor and entrepreneur in contract and IP claims against grocer.

• Rowe, et al. v. The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. et al. Represented shareholder in derivative action against board members for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment.

• HK Productions, LLC v. McNally Smith College of Music, Inc. et al., Represented producer in contract and publicity dispute involving The Daily Show production and broadcast during 2008 Republican National Convention.

• Oarfin Distribution, Inc. v. Nora, Represented record label and distributor, including peripheral litigant Entertainment One, in copyright and contract dispute.

• Royal “Bud” Chapman v. Ford Motor Company, Served as expert witness in copyright litigation claim involving Ford broadcast and print advertisements.

Other and various contract negotiations, advising and drafting for artists, athletes, broadcasters, entertainers and entities, involving Elton John, Billy Joel, NBC Universal, Joan Jett, Lionsgate, Royce White, Martin Zellar, Leah McLean, Mint Condition, Propellant Media, Gluek’s, Sheletta Brundidge and many more.