Anthony J. Dreyer

Expert in these Jurisdictions

New York

New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits

U.S. District Courts for New Jersey and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

U.S. Supreme Court

Practice Areas

Anthony Dreyer is a commercial litigator concentrating on intellectual property, sports, entertainment and licensing disputes. He co-chairs the firm’s Sports practice and oversees its Trademark, Copyright and False Advertising litigation practice.

Professional Memberships

Counsel, International Trademark Association; Co-Chair, International Forum on Sports Law; Director, Federal Bar Foundation (2016-19)

Publications

Mr. Dreyer's recent publications include: "EU Rulings Reflect Increased Antitrust Scrutiny of Sports Governance in Parallel With the US" (Reuters, December 16, 2024); "Drag, Drop, Infringe? — The Risks of Using Music on Social Media" (October 17, 2024); "Cyber Threat Outlook for the Sports Industry" (Reuters, May 15, 2024); "Tennessee Law Addresses Proliferation of Deepfakes" (Skadden Publication / AI Insights, April 2, 2024); "FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection Under the Biden Administration" (Westlaw Today, January 9, 2024); "What the Supreme Courts Jack Daniels Decision Could Mean" (Reuters Legal News, January 5, 2024)

Personal

Mr. Dreyer has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a top practitioner in both the intellectual property and sports categories. He has been named an IP Star and Trade Mark Star by Managing Intellectual Property, as well as selected repeatedly to the WTR 1000 by World Trademark Review as a leading trademark practitioner nationwide and as one of the publication’s Global Leaders: Private Practice. Mr. Dreyer also has been recog­nized by SportsBusiness Journal as a Sports Law Power Player, by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in sports law, by World Intellectual Property Review for his work in contentious trademarks and by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America.

Mr. Dreyer has served as adjunct professor of law at Fordham University Law School, teaching courses on Advertising Law and Advanced Trademark Law, and at Cardozo Law School, teaching Sports and the Law.