
Media & Entertainment
USA Guide 2026 : District of Columbia
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Provided by Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck PC
Rothwell Figg provides clients with legal guidance leavened by tested and proven knowledge gained through representing some of the most renowned names and media brands in the world. Our lawyers have the hands-on technical knowledge and experience needed to counsel clients concerning digitization, artificial intelligence ("AI") and machine learning, the Internet of Things, and a host of other cutting-edge topics, as well as handling matters related to IP, privacy, defamation, and First Amendment law. We assist media clients with:
- Obtaining IP protection, including patents, trademarks, and copyright registrations, as well as advising on trade secret matters.
- Defending against IP infringement claims. We have defended our media clients in more than 80 lawsuits alleging patent infringement. These typically involve the technical features of their industry-leading websites or their delivery mechanisms for content.
- Enforcing our clients' IP.
- Defending the integrity of their content. We are their advocates when others steal their content by circumventing paywalls, impersonate their reporters, scrape their websites, or attempt to interfere with their reporting.
- Libel issues and providing pre-publication libel review of potentially controversial material. We counsel media entities, reporters, authors, and publishers on a wide variety of defamation-related issues.
- Company-critical topics, such as privacy, the implications of data security, and the use of open-source code.
Clients (15)
- NBCUniversal
- The New York Times
- Fox
- The Wall Street Journal
- Dow Jones
- News Corp.
- Bloomberg
- Princeton University Press
- Forbes
- Advance Publications/Conde Nast
- Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS)
- TripAdvisor
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- MediaNews Group
- Showtime Networks
Industries (5)
- Newspapers
- Broadcasting
- Streaming service providers
- Travel websites
- Theme parks
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Work Highlights
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Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck PC filed and prosecuted several trademark applications and maintained registrations for Baby Cow Productions, a movie studio based in the United Kingdom.
Strengths
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Rothwell is always prepared and understands the key issues. The team provides thoughtful strategies that are tailored to the situation and industry at hand.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSARothwell understands our business and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSARothwell is diligent and knows our business well.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSARothwell's turnaround time is impressive. Its team is excellent from the way it deals with clients to how it engages with opposing parties.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSARothwell provides not just analysis of the law, but it mixes in intelligent and practical guidance, too.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSA
Notable Practitioners
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Steven Lieberman
Steven Lieberman is recognized for his deep experience in First Amendment law and his sophisticated handling of AI issues in the media sector, positioning him to effectively litigate and advise across these domains.
Steven is an excellent lawyer and counsellor with terrific judgement.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSASteven is an outstanding lawyer who really understands our business and what our legal needs are. He is very strategic.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSASteven is a great lawyer. He is super smart, practical and tells you what he thinks.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSASteven is incredibly skilled and an expert in his field.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSA
Band 4 
Band 4 
Sharon Davis
Sharon Davis adeptly assists clients in the media and entertainment sector, with a particular focus on streaming, television and journalism.
Sharon is extremely knowledgeable, practical and strategic. Her experience in the industry is very valuable to us.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSASharon keeps her eye on the big picture and does not get muddles in weeds.
Media & Entertainment respondentUSA
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