David Aronoff

A seasoned entertainment and media law attorney, David has more than 30 years of experience handling a variety of complex matters, including breach of contract, copyright, trademark, right of publicity, accounting and defamation claims.

David regularly represents and advises a variety of business entities, including motion picture and television studios, production companies, broadcasters, Internet websites and podcasters, video game companies, music companies and advertising agencies in their business and marketing decisions and disputes involving copyrights, trademarks, right of publicity, unfair competition, trade secrets, false advertising and contracts/accounting/finance.

He has handled numerous infringement and idea submission claims concerning popular entertainment works and hit movies such as "Ad Astra," “The Last Samurai,” “Along Came Polly,” “Reality Bites,” “There’s Something About Mary” and “The Mask of Zorro.” Among his recent cases, David conducted a two-week bench trial concerning the financing and distribution of the videogame “Def Jam Rapstar,” defended the in-development spy-thriller project “Section 6” against claims that it infringed the copyrights in the character James Bond, and represented keyboardist-songwriter Jonathan Cain of the rock group “Journey” in successfully resolving trademark litigation between the band’s members concerning the ownership and control of the “Journey” band name and trademarks.

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

J.D., cum laude

1986

University of California, Los Angeles

B.A.

1982