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Entertainment, Media & Sports
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Media & Entertainment Litigation
Mark G. Tratos is the founding Shareholder of the firm's Las Vegas office, home of the largest group of entertainment attorneys in Nevada. Previously, he was the Co-Founder of the firm of Quirk & Tratos.
Mark focuses his practice on a variety of entertainment, intellectual property and litigation matters. He represents artists and performers, resort, hotel and casino entities in federal court litigation involving trademark, copyrights, domain names, rights of publicity and privacy law for known casino brands. He represents many of the largest resorts in the world on brand development and protection strategies, enforcement and infringement litigation.
Mark has represented numerous artists and performers, including the estates of Orson Welles, Anthony Quinn; performers Teller, Ozzy Osbourne, David Copperfield, Val Valentino and The Masked Magician; visual artists Ronnie Cutrone, Deny Dent, Vladamir Kush, Tim Bavington and Peter Lik; and athletes including world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr and the widow of Jackie Robinson. In addition to the numerous artists and performers, Mark Tratos has most recently represented Disney, Pixar and Disney Stores in litigation.
In keeping with the firm's commitment to community involvement, Mark has been a member of the adjunct faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for more than 25 years. Currently, he teaches Entertainment Law and Understanding & Drafting Entertainment Contracts at Lewis & Clark Law School. Mark is the author of the New York Bar Association's Entertainment Treatise, chapters on "The Evolution of Entertainment on the Internet," "The Evolution of Entertainment Production, Distribution, Ownership and Control in the Digital Age," and "Exhibitions: Art and Artifacts Exhibits as an Expansion of the Entertainment Industry." He is Past Chair for the Board of Trustees of the National Judicial College and is currently a Co-Chair for their 60th Anniversary Committee. Additionally, Mark is the Chairman of the Board of Visitors for Lewis & Clark Law School, and serves on the Board of Trustees of Lewis & Clark College. He serves as Director for the Board of the Smith Center for Performing Arts and was Chairman of the Center’s Board of Advisors, and co-founded and is a past president of The Discovery Children’s Museum in Las Vegas, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022.
Chair, American Bar Association (ABA) Entertainment & Sports Lawyers
Co-Chair, National Judicial College 60th Anniversary Committee
Adjunct Faculty, Lewis & Clark Law School (2020-Present); Entertainment Law and Understanding; Drafting Entertainment Contracts
Adjunct Faculty, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Boyd School of Law; Cyber Law, Entertainment Law, Right of Publicity and Privacy Law, (2001-2005); Art Law II, 1991; Entertainment Law, 1991; Art Law, 1985; Entertainment Law: Representing the Artist & Entertainer, 1980
Secretary & Board Member, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Directors
Chairman, Lewis & Clark Law School, Board of Visitors
Chairman, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Advisors
Co-Founder and Past President, The Discovery Children's Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Former General Counsel and Board Member, Nevada Institute of Contemporary Art
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Clark County, American and Federal Bar Associations
Member, Nevada Intellectual Property Law Society
Member, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
Member, State Bar of California
Member, State Bar of Nevada
Past Chairman, Entertainment Development Corporation, Board of Directors
Past President and General Counsel, The Lied Discovery Children's Museum
Trustee, Lewis and Clark College; Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees
Trustee, National Judicial College
Vice Chairman, National Judicial College, Reno, NV, Board of Visitors, 2006
Education
J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, 1979; Staff Member, Lewis & Clark Law Review, Environmental Law, 1978-1979; Editor-in-Chief, Lewis & Clark Law Forum, In Re, 1978-1979; Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Instructor, Lewis and Clark College, Legal Research and Writing, 1978-1979; Member, Cornelius Law Honor Society, Environmental Law Review
B.A., Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1974
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Mark Tratos works at the intersection of IP and the entertainment industry. His clients include world-famous hotel and casino resorts in Las Vegas and beyond, as well as artists and talent whom he represents in commercial and contentious copyright and trademark matters.