I am a seasoned intellectual property attorney with first-chair jury trial and appellate experience. My practice includes copyright and trademark infringement, media and entertainment litigation, invasion of privacy, defamation, and breach of contract.
I represent high-profile clients in complex intellectual property and entertainment law matters, including brands such as NASCAR, WHAM-O, Godzilla, NASCAR, Milwaukee Tool, and Anagram Balloons. Admitted in California, Delaware and various federal district and appellate courts, I deliver strategic, results-driven advocacy.
Before law school, I worked as a sports journalist.
Relevant Coursework: Copyright, Trademark, Entertainment Law, Law and Practice with the Hollywood Guilds, Motion Picture Finance and Production, Litigating a Copyright Case, Reality TV and New Media Production and Distribution, Intro to Negotiations, Mediation.
Activities: Scott Moot Court Team, Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Certified Mediator - California Dispute Resolution Programs Act.
Activities: News and Sports section editor for weekly campus newspaper; tutor for public speaking courses.
Awards: Recipient of Newel K. Whitney Award for character, diligence, and pursuit of excellence.
California, Admitted 2016
Delaware, Admitted 2024
District of Columbia, Admitted 2026
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
5th Circuit Court of Appeals
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Sellars, et. al. v. Rose, Case No. 30-2024-01442186-CU-DF-CJC (Cal. Sup. Ct. 2025) | PDF (Minute Order)
Contributed to the successful pro bono defense of a childhood rape survivor sued for defamation by her perpetrator over statements made during a podcast interview. In a case of first impression, I drafted a successful anti-SLAPP motion relying on the newly codified Cal. Civ. Code §47.1, a statute providing immunity from defamation claims to survivors of sexual assault and that had never been litigated.
Great Bowery Inc. d/b/a Trunk Archive v. Best Little Sites, LLC et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-00567 (D. Utah 2024) | PDF (Order)
Drafted successful summary judgment motion on issue of first impression in the 10th Circuit concerning whether "embedding" a copyrighted of Star Wars created by Annie Leibovitz into a webpage can infringe the rights holder's exclusive right to display the work publicly.
Dennis Fugnetti v. Bird B Gone, Inc., Case no. 8:19-cv-00847-SK (C.D. Cal., 2022) | Press Release
Successfully defeated multiple counterclaims and obtained a $1.1 million jury verdict as lead trial counsel in a case determining whether a photographer had granted an implied license to allow his work to be used on the retail product packaging of a major corporation.
Great Bowery Inc. d/b/a Trunk Archive v. Best Little Sites, LLC et al., 609 F. Supp. 3d 1240 (D. Utah 2022) | PDF (Order)
Successfully argued personal jurisdiction existed in Utah over European defendants accused of infringing photographs from the set of Star Wars created by Annie Leibovitz.
Incredible Features, Inc. v. BackChina, LLC, 476 F.Supp.3d 1028 (C.D.Cal., 2020) | PDF (Order)
Successfully argued personal jurisdiction existed in California over Texas publishing company based in Texas accused of infringing 37 copyrighted works online.
Jeffery R. Werner v. Evolve Media LLC, et al., Case no. 2:18-cv-07188-VAP-SK (C.D. Cal. 2020) | PDF (Damages Award) | PDF (Attorney's Fees Award)
After obtaining summary judgment on the merits, won $200,000 in statutory damages and over $50,000 in attorney's fees for photographer client arising out of infringement of four photographs by large media company.
Michael Grecco Productions, Inc., et al. v. BDG Media, Inc., et al., Case no. 20-55441 (9th Cir. 2021) | PDF (Opening Brief)
Drafted principal brief and argued successful appeal in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding whether a photographer copyright holder could invoke the "delayed discovery" doctrine and "relation back" to overcome the Copyright Act's three-year statute of limitations.
Jeffery R. Werner, et al. et al. v. Landon Dowlatsingh, et al., Case no. 18-56349 (9th Cir. 2020) | PDF (Opening Brief)
Drafted principal brief and argued appeal in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding novel issue of personal jurisdiction over foreign defendant served with process outside of California but within the United States.
Michael Grecco Productions, Inc., et al. v. Ziff Davis, LLC, et al., Case no. 19-56465 (9th Cir. 2020) | PDF (Opening Brief)
Drafted principal brief and argued successful appeal in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding whether a photographer copyright holder could invoke the "delayed discovery" doctrine to overcome the Copyright Act's three-year statute of limitations where reverse image search technology existed prior to the date of the discovery of the infringement.