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Daniel B. Lifschitz is a partner at Johnson & Johnson LLP whose practice focuses on copyright litigation. He is also a prolific writer and maintains teaching positions at multiple educational institutions. |
Professional Experience
Mr. Lifschitz has spent his career specializing in copyright and entertainment law. While in law school, he earned the top grades in his class for both Copyright Law and International Copyright Law, was awarded the 2012 Paul Miller Scholarship from the Los Angeles Copyright Society, was published in Loyola's International and Comparative Law Review, and graduated with honors from Loyola's Entertainment Law Concentration. In practice, he has litigated industry-leading cases on a variety of copyright law issues, including pre-1972 sound recordings, mechanical licenses, and anti-bootlegging protections. He has also taken analytical lead on a number of class actions involving underpayment or non-payment of royalties to artists.
In addition to his litigation work, for which he has been repeatedly recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, Mr. Lifschitz teaches entertainment and copyright law courses at the University of California, Los Angeles and Southwestern Law School. He has written articles on entertainment law matters for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals, Law360, Los Angeles Lawyer, the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Section, the New York State Bar Association, the Computer & Internet Lawyer, and the University of Southern California's Entertainment Law Spotlight, He has also participated in the lobbying efforts of the California Conference of Bar Associations, helping to shepherd multiple proposed amendments to California's anti-SLAPP law through to passage by the full Conference.
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Teaching Positions
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Speaking Engagements
- Panelist, USC Entertainment Law Institute
- Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association
Sample Publications
- How to Navigate the Complexities of Non-Disparagement Clauses, Daily Journal (Dec. 12, 2023)
- Proving Copyright Access in an On Demand World, NYSBA Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal (Nov. 29, 2023)
- From Baseball To Blockchain: The Right Of Publicity In NFTs, Law360 (May 17, 2022)
- The ACTA Boondoggle: When IP Harmonization Bites Off More Than It Can Chew, 34 Loy. L.A. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 197 (2011)
Education
- J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, with honors (2012)
- Note & Comment Edito, LLS International and Comparative Law Review
- Recipient of 2012 Paul Miller Scholarship (Los Angeles Copyright Society)
- Research Assistant for Prof. Jay Dougherty
- First Honors Awards (Copyright Law and Introduction to Negotiations)
- B.A., Washington & Jefferson College (2009)
- English (Professional Writing Concentration) and Political Science
Practice Areas
- Copyright Law
- Entertainment Law
- Right of Publicity Law
- Free Speech and Defamation Law
- Business Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
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