Tony Greenman Law Offices

Tony Greenman Law Offices is a boutique firm, specializing in Telecommunications, media and entertainment law, as well as intellectual property law, with an emphasis on copyrights, trademarks and design protection and internet and technology law. The firm offers high quality, personalized service to clients in these fields

The Firm was established in 1996 byTony Greenman, the author ofCopyright the leading textbook on copyright law in Israel, which has been cited by the Israeli Courts in over 400 judgements, 30 of those by Supreme Court, and the chapter on Israel in Copyright Throughout the World, edited by Silke von Lewinski and published by Thomson-Reuters. Tony lectures on IP law at Tel-Aviv University, and has also taught copyright law, entertainment law and internet law at other leading academic institutions in Israel, including the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Haifa University.

Tony Greenman Law Offices and Tony Greenman are recommended in the area ofintellectual property and Telecoms-Media-Technology by leading national and internationalfirms, such as Chambers Global, Who's Who Legal,BDI Coface and IP Stars.

The firm serves as legal counsel for many clients in the intellectual property, entertainment, media and communications and internet sectors. The firm’s emphasis is on the provision of high-quality service with a personal touch. We provide legal services in transactions, litigation, registrations as well as general advice and counselling.

The firm is particularly active in the film and television and broadcasting industries. We represent many leading production companies in these fields and have acted as legal counsel for many of the most successful Israeli feature films and television programs over the last years, both during production and distribution. The list of productions we have acted for or advised includes Oscar® nominees Ajami and Waltz with Bashir as well as other notable films, such as Venice Golden Lion winner Lebanon, acclaimed film and later stage hit, The Band's Visit, Israeli box office hit Zero Motivation, The Syrian Bride, Through the Wall, A Matter of Size, Big Bad Wolves, The Unorthodox, Shiva and The Stronghold.

The television productions the firm have acted on include the acclaimed drama series Yellow Peppers, In Treatment, Sirens and , the local versions of the Office, MKR and The Chase, documentary films such asChildren of the Sun, the Flat, Paper Dolls, Precious Life and Ofra, and entertainment and reality shows such as Still Standing, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, the Chase, MKR and Couples Therapy. The firm has experience in handling international co-productions, distribution agreements, rights licensing, format licensing and remake contracts. We also advise broadcasting entities on copyright matters. A more comprehensive list of films and series we have worked on can be found on IMDB.

The firm advised Israel’s film directors and screenwriters in the formation and establishment of the copyright collecting society Tali and has extensive experience in Collective Management of Copyright and Performers' Rights, The firm has also counseled the Producer's Guild of Israel in regulatory proceedings and hearings before Parliamentary Committees, the Ministry of Communications, television regulators and The Israel Competition Authority.

The firm also advises start-ups in the media field, museums, publishers, authors and musicians, advertising agencies and others in the creative industries.

In the field of litigation, the firm represented Israel’s film and television directors in precedent-setting proceedings which resulted in the recognition of directors as authors and copyright owners. The firm was co-counsel in the successful defense of the Israel Sports Betting Council in a lawsuit filed by the English Premier League and other British professional football leagues, leading to a precedential judgement setting the criteria for originality required for copyright protection. Additionally, the firm obtained precedential judgments in the field of digital rights and fair use and successfully litigated many trademark and copyright disputes as well as cases in the fields of libel, privacy and the right of publicity.

Tony Greenman Law Offices also manage portfolios of trademarks for Israeli and foreign clients, providing search and registration services as well as handling renewals, oppositions and enforcement.

In the internet field we advise start-ups and internet companies and website operators on a wide range of issues, including service provider liability, privacy and data issues, IP issues, direct marketing and advertising, consumer law and other issues.