Eleanor M. Lackman

Practice Areas

Eleanor M. Lackman is a nationally recognized leader in trademark and copyright law, with a particular focus on litigation and counseling in the media, entertainment, and sports industries. Admitted in New York and California, she holds an MBA with a media, entertainment, and sports certificate from a top-tier business school, which complements her legal expertise and enables her to offer unique insights into the business aspects of her clients’ legal matters.

Eleanor Lackman’s trademark practice is full-service, including domestic and international clearance and prosecution through enforcement, licensing, litigation at the TTAB and in courts, and M&A. She has handled over 100 matters at the TTAB and has counseled on thousands of trademark records across many industries. Eleanor’s copyright practice is broad-based and covers enforcement against varied infringers and defense against media and other claims. She has won high-profile and cutting-edge cases and has been called upon by major industry players to draft amicus briefs in the most closely watched copyright and trademark cases in the country. Eleanor Lackman also has counseled numerous clients on matters relating to artificial intelligence and machine learning, retransmission technologies, deepfakes, online advertising, Section 230 issues, and other relevant aspects of copyright, trademark, and related laws.