Scott Zebrak

Copyright, Litigation

Scott Zebrak is a founding partner at Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP. Scott has more than 25 years of copyright litigation and counseling experience, with a particular focus on content protection issues that involve digital media, new technology, and disruptive business models. Scott represents some of the world’s most prominent companies in music, education, publishing, and other creative industries. His cases have been at the forefront of online copyright protection and mass infringement, shaping the law, setting precedent, shutting down illegal services, and achieving settlements or jury verdicts of $34 million, $105 million, and $1 billion, among others.

Prior to launching O+Z, Scott served for four years as Vice-President, Litigation & Legal Affairs, at the Recording Industry Association of America (“RIAA”). He advised on the preeminent copyright and DMCA issues of the day and handled significant music industry litigation. Before the RIAA, Scott was Deputy General Counsel & Director of IP at CoStar Group, Inc. He built CoStar’s anti-piracy program, protected its robust IP portfolio, and provided strategic advice on associated licensing, marketing, product development, and Internet matters. Scott began his career as an IP litigator at the Venable law firm, where he focused on copyright, trademark, and false advertising cases. He joined Venable after serving as a judicial clerk for a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Scott is nationally recognized for his accomplishments in copyright and related litigation. Scott has been ranked as a Top Music Lawyer by Billboard magazine; as a Copyright Star by Managing IP; as a Top-Rated Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney by Super Lawyers; and as AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell. The Best Lawyers guide named Scott the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” for copyright in DC.