Eleanor M. Lackman focuses on litigation and counseling in copyright, trademark, digital media, entertainment and other intellectual property and commercial matters. She has particular specialization in matters at the intersection of intellectual property and new technology, and in 2012 was named as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers (New York Metro edition) for Intellectual Property Litigation.
Ms. Lackman's litigation experience includes representing companies and individual clients in federal and state courts at all phases of litigation, from initial analysis through trial. Her intellectual property litigation practice encompasses domain name disputes under the UDRP and opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
She also advises clients in the media, entertainment, technology, consumer products and luxury goods industries, on IP prosecution, brand strategy, licensing and enforcement matters, including anti-piracy, anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, as well as on matters relating to operations online, such as privacy, publicity and endorsements.
PUBLICATIONS
In addition to serving as a regular contributor to the CDAS IP, Entertainment and Media Law Blog, Ms. Lackman often writes for outside publications. Recent articles include:
- Decoding Rosetta Stone: Trademark Lessons and Unanswered Questions from the Fourth Circuit's Decision Regarding Google's Keyword Advertising Program, Bloomberg BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, May 25, 2012
- Attorney-Client Privilege Under U.S. Law, INTA Bulletin, Vol. 66, No. 5, International Trademark Association, March 2011
- Factoring in the Public Interest: The Impact of eBay on Injunctive Relief in Copyright Cases, Bright Ideas (published by the New York State Bar Association's IP Section), Winter 2010
EMPLOYMENT
- Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, 2011-Present
- Hogan Lovells US LLP, 2009-2011
- Arnold & Porter LLP, 2005-2009
- Loeb & Loeb LLP, 2003-2005
BAR ADMISSIONS
- New York
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
EDUCATION
- J.D., Fordham University School of Law. - Recipient of Hon. Milton Pollack Fellowship, Associate Editor of Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
- A.B. Hon., magna cum laude, Rollins College